US EditionUK court throws out prosecution of member of Irish rap group Kneecap
The UK's Crown Prosecution Service lost the case after missing the six-month deadline to charge Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh over displaying a proscribed Hezbollah flag.
- The UK court dismissed terrorism charges against Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara, because the prosecution failed to file paperwork within the required six-month period, according to Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring.
- The charge stemmed from an incident where Chara allegedly displayed a Hezbollah flag at a concert in London, which he and his group Kneecap strongly denied.
- Following the ruling, supporters gathered outside the court and cheered as news spread, with local politicians praising the dismissal as a victory for free speech regarding Palestine.
- Michelle O'Neill welcomed the court's ruling, asserting that the charges were part of an attempt to silence those criticizing the situation in Gaza, reflecting broader political tensions.
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Member of Irish rap group Kneecap has his U.K. terrorism prosecution thrown out
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, whose stage name is Mo Chara, was accused of having waved the flag of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, designated as a terrorist group in the U.K., during a Kneecap gig in London in November 2024
Kneecap Terror Case Thrown Out After Legal Blunder – The Daily Sceptic
The terrorism charge against a Kneecap rapper over his 'support for Hezbollah' has been dropped after police and prosecutors failed to get the consent of the Attorney General in time. The post Kneecap Terror Case Thrown Out After Legal Blunder appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Kneecap's Mo Chara Gets Terror Charge Dismissed Based On Technical Error
In a win for Belfast trio Kneecap, the terror charges brought up against Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (who performs under the name Mo Chara) by the U.K. government have been dismissed. Per a report from Sky News, the judge presiding at Woolwich Crown Court in London on September 26 threw out the charges on a technical error. The U.K. government charged Ó hAnnaidh with a terrorism offense in May 2025. Metro Police investigated concert footage from a London…
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