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Migrant with AK-47 face tattoo jailed for threatening to kill Nigel Farage
- On Tuesday, Fayaz Khan, defendant, was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to five years for threatening to kill Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in a widely viewed TikTok clip.
- After entering the UK, prosecutors said Khan hid his Swedish record and gave false details while crossing on a small boat with 65 migrants on October 31.
- The video featured gestures and an AK-47 tattoo as Khan mimicked `pop pop pop`, used gun gestures, headbutted the camera, and responded to a YouTube video by Nigel Farage.
- Mrs Justice Steyn said the clip was a deliberate threat, stating `This was a threat to kill Nigel Farage, made with the intent that Nigel Farage would fear it would be carried out` and Nigel Farage described the footage as `pretty chilling`.
- Farage attended the sentencing in person, sitting about one foot away from Khan with only clear screens between them, while Khan faces Swedish proceedings and a six-month sentence for knife possession.
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Afghan national Fayaz Khan was sentenced to five years in prison at the Crown Court in London
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Illegal Immigrant Who Threatened to Kill Nigel Farage Jailed for 5 Years
A small boat illegal immigrant who threatened to kill Reform UK leader Nigel Farage on TikTok was jailed for five years on Tuesday. Fayaz Khan, who was found guilty of the offense last week, made the threat in a video post in October 2024 in response to a YouTube clip by Farage titled “the journey of an illegal migrant,” which highlighted Khan’s own documentation of his journey from Sweden to the UK. In the clip, Farage made reference to “young …
·New York, United States
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Total News Sources27
Leaning Left8Leaning Right9Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Right
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