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Jury Convicts Afghan TikTok User of Threatening to Kill Nigel Farage

Jurors accepted that a TikTok video with gun-like gestures constituted a credible death threat.

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Britain's Reform UK Party leader Nigel Farage addresses the audience at Reform's national conference in Birmingham, Britain, September 5, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble
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Overview

  • Fayaz Khan, 26, was found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of making a threat to kill the Reform UK leader in a video posted last October.
  • The clip showed Khan saying he was coming to England and going to "pop, pop, pop," making gun gestures, headbutting the camera, and pointing to an AK‑47 tattoo on his face.
  • Nigel Farage told the court the video was "pretty chilling" and said he felt genuinely worried after seeing it.
  • The defence argued Khan’s posts were an attention-seeking online persona, noting he often used the same "pop" motif, and the defendant declined to give evidence.
  • Khan live-streamed a small-boat Channel crossing and was arrested after arriving in the UK at the end of October, with the judge directing jurors on intent requirements; sentencing has not been reported.