TikTok posts showing Fayaz Khan ranting in cell are further embarrassment for justice ministry
An Afghan migrant found guilty of threatening to kill Nigel Farage has made videos from prison that were then published on social media.
Fayaz Khan, 26, was jailed last month after posting a TikTok video in which he named the Reform UK leader, made a gun gesture and pointed to his tattoo of an assault rifle. Khan, who previously pleaded guilty to entering Britain illegally on a small boat, was sentenced to five years in prison for the threat and eight months for the immigration offence.
It is a fresh embarrassment for the prison service, whose recent blunders have included the accidental release of the Epping migrant sex offender from jail and allowing a pro-Palestine activist to lead anti-Israel protesters with a phone from behind bars.
Nine videos uploaded to a TikTok account with the handle afg203jfjijenh0 from Sept 18 to last week showed Khan addressing social media followers from his prison cell… On Saturday night, the profile and videos were pulled down after the Ministry of Justice intervened.
In one of the videos, Khan could be seen making a shooting gesture and saying: “Pop pop pop pop! Madapasa, motherf—–!” A second clip showed him making a gun symbol with his fingers and talking about being from “f—— Afghanistan” before shouting: “Madapasa motherf—–, pop, pop, pop!” He then appeared to headbutt the camera, prompting the clip to come to an abrupt stop.
“Madapasa” was the username under which Khan posted TikTok videos before his arrest, trial and prison sentence.
The Telegraph understands that Khan was searched on Saturday night and no phone was found, leading prison chiefs to suspect he sent the videos to somebody outside of prison who then uploaded them to TikTok.
