'Reckless' man jailed after brandishing deactivated AK-47 in video on X during summer unrest A "reckless" father, who brandished a decommissioned AK-47 assault rifle as he threatened to "blow away" the English Defence League (EDL) in an "inflammatory" video, has been jailed for 27 months.
Passing sentence on Monday, Judge Melbourne Inman KC called Khan "very reckless" as he "caused a message to be sent on X" at a time of "extremely heightened social tension".
Khan, a married father, pleaded guilty at a previous hearing to making threats of death or serious harm contrary to the Online Safety Act.
In a clip played in court, Khan put a magazine in the weapon and said: "EDL we're coming to f****** blow you away you m*************.".
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.
