Nigel Farage says illegal migrant with AK47 face tattoo who threatened to kill him would be ‘out on the streets’ of Britain today if he had not stepped in to expose him

Nigel Farage, a Channel immigrant who said in a TikTok video that he came to England to “pop, pop, pop”, has been found guilty of threatening to kill; The reform leader warned that had it not been for his efforts to expose him, the 26-year-old would have been free on Britain’s streets.

Afghan national Fayaz Khan, who uses the TikTok username Mada Pasa and has an AK47 tattoo on his cheek, threatened to kill the politician in the “ominous and threatening” video he published on the social media platform last year.

The immigrant posted the clip in October in response to a YouTube video titled ‘an illegal immigrant’s journey’, uploaded days earlier by Mr Farage, which highlighted Khan’s attempts to arrive in the UK on a small boat.

Jurors were shown video of Khan saying: ‘British Nigel, don’t talk bad about me. You don’t know me. I came to England because I want to marry your sister. You don’t know me.

‘Don’t talk about me anymore. Delete the video. I’m coming to England. ‘I’m going to explode, I’m going to explode, I’m going to explode.’

Following today’s sentencing, Mr Farage hinted that if the Reform leader had not spoken out publicly about Khan he would ‘be walking around your neighborhood right now’.

Prosecutor Peter Ratliff told jurors that Khan made “gun gestures with his hand” while saying “bang, bang, bang” and also head-butted the camera. He also pointed out the AK47 tattoo on his face to ’emphasize that he wasn’t joking’.

Mr Farage said Khan’s video was ‘pretty chilling’ and added: ‘Given his affinity for and love of guns, I was really concerned.’

But Khan, whose videos on TikTok have been watched by millions, maintained he had no intention of hurting or killing Mr Farage and often signed much of his content as such.

Khan has an AK47 tattoo on his cheek and it is seen in this video posted on his TikTok account

Mr Farage later told police he was “potentially fearing for my life” because of the threat to him and his family, adding that his reference to the “misogynistic” Khan’s sister was a euphemism.

Khan was in France at this stage and lived in Sweden for at least five years.

But he arrived in England on a small boat when he was arrested at the end of October.

He told police that the ‘bang, bang, bang’ had nothing to do with guns and that he did not make any gun gestures in his videos.

He said he did not know who Mr Farage was, Southwark Crown Court heard.

Prosecutor Mr Ratliff said in his closing speech today: ‘The prosecution is literally saying there is no reasonable defense it can offer to this video.

‘In the interview, he said that those pop, pop, pop sounds were not meant to fire a bullet – which is nonsense, as is suggesting that this gesture (crooked index finger) was anything other than a trigger.

‘If you think this video is ominous and threatening, that’s because it’s meant to be.’

He referred to Mr Farage’s evidence in the witness box on Tuesday; Here the Reform UK leader said he was ‘genuinely’ concerned by Khan’s video.

Mr Ratliff said: ‘He [Mr Farage] I told you that you had been subjected to all kinds of bad behavior in his life, but this was different; After watching that video you can understand why.’

He added that Khan was ‘a dangerous man with an interest in firearms’.

The prosecutor added: ‘If you have AK47 tattooed on your arm and face it is because you love AK47s and you want the world to know it.’

Nigel Farage warned in a video message that had it not been for his efforts to expose him, the 26-year-old would be free on Britain’s streets.

Mr Farage was escorted by security guards to Southwark Crown Court

Khan did not present evidence in his defence.

But his lawyer Charles Royle said Khan’s gun gesture and “boom” sound in many videos was unrelated to Mr Farage because it was his “signature”.

And he accused prosecutors of not presenting enough evidence to support their case.

He told jurors: ‘The prosecution has effectively accepted Mr Farage’s complaint.

‘Perhaps this is understandable. We live in frightening times of horror on this side of the Atlantic and especially on the other.

‘But what the Crown did was fall into the trap of accepting one version of events and using that to prove their case.’

The judge told jurors they could only convict Khan if they were satisfied that the defendant had threatened to kill Mr Farage, that the threat was intended to reach the Reform UK leader and that the defendant had intended to make the politician fear that the threat to kill him would be carried out.

Khan was found guilty by a majority of ten jurors to two at Southwark Crown Court on Friday afternoon after the jury deliberated for 11 hours and 55 minutes.

He will be sentenced at the same court on Tuesday for making threats to kill and entering the UK illegally.

In his video message following the sentencing, Mr Farage revealed it had been revealed that Khan had been charged with knife crime in Sweden.

The convicted illegal immigrant also faces child pornography charges and is due to appear in a Swedish court in December.

In a video Mr Farage sent to his 2.2 million followers on X, he said: ‘So I believe I was right all along. I hope and pray that he will be deported to Sweden to fight this case.

‘My biggest fear was that at some point he would be free on the streets very soon.’

He added: ‘While there may be some sincere people passing through the canal, almost every day there may be people like Mada Pasha who will cause great harm to this country and its people, especially its girls and women.’

Mr Farage concluded his message by saying the issue had come to the fore in parliamentary debate but said: ‘I do not believe this Government has the courage to do anything. ‘

Speaking today after the verdict, Nicholas Coates of the Crown Prosecution Service said: ‘Not only did Khan enter the UK illegally, he also made malicious threats against a Member of Parliament in front of thousands of his followers.

‘Elected politicians must be able to carry out their jobs without fear of harm or abuse, and we will ensure that those who try to intimidate them face the full force of the law.

‘We have already accused Khan of coming to the UK illegally, we were determined to bring him to justice for his threats against Nigel Farage and we hope today’s conviction sends a clear message.’