US EditionJudges uphold decision to drop terrorism case against Kneecap member
The High Court ruled the terror charge against Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh was dismissed due to procedural errors, upholding a prior decision and preventing a new trial.
- A two-judge panel at the High Court upheld the decision and dismissed the CPS appeal on Wednesday, meaning Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh will not face a new terror trial.
- The alleged incident began with a flag display supporting Hezbollah at the O2 Forum, Kentish Town, on 21 November 2024, leading to a May 2025 charge and a Woolwich Crown Court dismissal last year.
- Defence lawyers argued that prosecutors informed the defendant before seeking Attorney General permission, which was granted the following day, placing the charge outside the six-month time frame for summary-only charges as ruled by Paul Goldspring, Chief Magistrate.
- Supporters gathered and the group called the process a 'witch-hunt' ahead of their Conway Mill press conference, where slogans like 'free Palestine' were displayed.
- The judges reasoned that Lord Justice Edis and Mr Justice Linden upheld the lower court’s ruling that it lacked jurisdiction over any summary-only offence alleged for that date, stressing the decision rested on jurisdictional and procedural law rather than the alleged conduct.
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Indicted for "terrorist offence" after raising a Hezbollah flag at a concert in 2024, North Irish and pro-Palestinian artist Mo Chara sees this Wednesday, March 11 his case definitely closed.
Two judges of the London High Court confirmed on Wednesday the abandonment of the lawsuits against Mo Chara, rapper of the Northern Irish trio Kneecap who had hung a flag of the Lebanese Shia Islamist movement.
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