Habeeb Khan, a father from Birmingham, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for posting a video online in which he threatened the English Defence League (EDL) with a decommissioned AK-47 assault rifle. The video, filmed during a period of heightened civil unrest, was widely shared on social media, attracting millions of views.
A 'reckless' father, who brandished a decommissioned AK-47 assault rifle as he threatened to 'blow away' the English Defence League in an 'inflammatory' video, has been jailed for 27 months. The footage of Habeeb Khan in his living room in Birmingham was posted on 6 August, during the height of the civil unrest this summer. It was widely shared by the far-right on social media , attracting 1.
According to prosecutor Laurie Scott, the 'inflammatory' video was shared by numerous accounts on X, including by one with a message saying of Khan: 'The most serious threat to protesters everywhere. This Muslim has an automatic assault rifle and says he's coming for the EDL. All mosques need raiding now.
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