A Palestine Action activist accused of targeting a Royal Air Force base led an anti-Israel protest from his London jail cell, it has been claimed.
Muhammad Umer Khalid, 22, allegedly spoke on the telephone to pro-Palestine demonstrators from inside HMP Wormwood Scrubs in White City.
The revelation comes after Ethiopian asylum seeker Hadush Kebatu, who was convicted of sexual assault in Epping, was deported on Wednesday after being mistakenly released from jail, prompting a manhunt before he was recaptured.
In one clip shared on social media, Khalid is seen leading a call-and-response with activists outside the Category B prison wearing keffiyehs.
Muhammad Umer Khalid’s message to his supporters outside HMP Wormwood Scrubs:
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“It’s our victory. We’ve pushed the state to the point of vulnerability. We’ve exposed the thin veil they present as their national security and democracy.”
Another example of serious security failings… https://t.co/jKKlbYvztM pic.twitter.com/fmMNfibhu9
He is currently being held on remand for alleged offences relating to a break-in at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire in June.
Two Voyager Vespina planes were sprayed with red paint in the incident, causing £7 million worth of damage.
In one of the videos, published ten days ago, people outside Wormwood Scrubs are heard shouting “Zionism has to fall! Zionism is a crime! Get your hands off Palestine” and “Umer, you make us proud”.
In July, MPs voted to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, which means that advocating or belonging to the group can carry a maximum sentence of 14 years imprisonment.
In one clip, Khalid is heard allegedly speaking from a prison phone saying: “We can’t let things like being in prison stop us from achieving what we have always (wanted).”
“It’s our victory. We’ve pushed the state to the point of vulnerability... We have exposed that. On a daily basis we continue to achieve victory over the state. As long as we live, we win and if they kill us, win.
“As long as we keep fighting, we keep winning. That’s always how it has been done and that’s always how it will continue to be.”
Inmates who behave well in jail are only permitted to call those that have been pre-approved by authorities, such as relatives or lawyers.
Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, told the Telegraph: “This is yet another security farce. What is (Justice Secretary) David Lammy going to do about it? Empty words are not enough.”
Professor Ian Acheson, a former prison governor, added: “Now we learn he is taking part in what is essentially a propaganda exercise live from his prison wing. Something is fundamentally wrong with security across the prison estate. This will not be the last blunder.”
An HM Prison Service spokesman said: “Misuse of a prison pay phone is a serious breach, prisoners who do so will face penalties and could face losing access.”
Khalid, of Stockport in Greater Manchester, will next appear in court for a plea hearing on January 16, 2026.
