A man is set to appear in court charged with threatening to kill Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
26-year-old Fayaz Khan, also known as Mada Pasa, who is an unknown Afghan national, appeared in numerous online videos last year including one in which he appeared to threaten Farage.
Nigel FaragePAThe police announced his detention in October and he is due to appear in court on Friday.
A Met Police spokesman said:“A man has been charged in relation to threats made against an MP.
“Fayaz Khan, of no fixed address, was charged on Tuesday, 8 April via postal charge requisition with threats to kill and sending a menacing communication.
“He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 11 April.
“The charge follows an arrest made on Friday, 1 November in relation to a report of threatening communications and threats to kill towards an MP linked to a video posted on social media.
“The man was bailed pending further enquiries and subsequently charged as above.”
