Farage ‘in fear for life’ after Afghan migrant TikTok threat

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“It was everywhere,” he said. “My phone was going ping ping ping because I had highlighted his case. I believed this man to be a gangster with a violent history. Given his proximity and love of guns, I was genuinely, genuinely worried.”

He added that he had viewed Khan’s content as evidence of “a young male of fighting age” coming to Britain illegally and said the tattoo of an assault rifle suggested an aggressive disposition. “Do they have that tattoo at your local golf club? I doubt it,” he told the defence when challenged.

Defence counsel Charles Royle suggested that Mr Farage had drawn attention to Khan’s case because it “suited your narrative” on immigration. Mr Farage denied this, saying his intention was to raise public awareness of who was arriving on British shores.

Khan, of no fixed abode, denies one count of making threats to kill. He told police after his arrest that he had been shown the video of Mr Farage’s commentary but believed it was a fabrication.

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Through a Dari interpreter, he said his own TikTok video was “not a threat” and that the phrase “pop pop pop” did not refer to a firearm. He also claimed not to know who Mr Farage was at the time of posting.

The court was told Khan was arrested at the point of his arrival in the UK on 31 October last year. Officers had identified him from his distinctive facial tattoo and online presence.

Mrs Justice Steyn, presiding, reminded jurors that Mr Farage was “a well-known politician” but instructed them to put aside any political views and decide the case solely on the evidence presented.

She also cautioned the jury not to conduct any independent research or use artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT to assist them in deliberations, warning that doing so would constitute a criminal offence.

The trial, which is expected to continue throughout the week, will hear further evidence before the jury retires to consider its verdict.

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