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Afghan boat migrant jailed for TikTok threat to kill Nigel Farage (British brewing) - C C - Oct 15, 2025
https://www.euronews.com/2025/10/14/afghan-national-jailed-for-tiktok-threat-to-kill-reform-uk-leader-nigel-farage
EXCERPTS: An Afghan man was jailed for five years on Tuesday for threatening on TikTok to kill Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Fayaz Khan, 26, was found guilty last week at London's Southwark Crown Court of making a threat to kill Farage in a video posted on TikTok in October 2024.
In a video referencing Farage, Khan said "pop, pop, pop" while making gun gestures before pointing to a tattoo of an AK-47 assault rifle on his face.
Khan, who arrived in the UK on a small boat, posted the video while making his way from Sweden to the UK. He was one of 65 migrants who crossed the English Channel last October in a small rigid inflatable boat.
Judge Karen Steyn sentenced Khan on Tuesday for making a threat to kill and a separate count of attempting to enter the UK illegally, to which he had pleaded guilty.
Farage, who attended the sentencing, told the court last week that the video was "pretty chilling". The lawmaker said he was "genuinely worried" Khan was coming "to shoot him".
[..] Speaking after the court proceedings were finished, Farage said he was "happy with the win". However, he also said he was "deeply, deeply concerned" that Khan would be freed in 18 months, referring to the practice of releasing prisoners after a third of their terms... (MORE - missing details)