US EditionUK court throws out prosecution of member of Irish rap group Kneecap
The charge was dismissed due to the prosecution missing the six-month statutory limit for consent, rendering the case unlawful and null, Woolwich Crown Court ruled.
- A UK court dismissed a terrorism charge against Liam Ó hAnnaidh, a member of the group Kneecap, due to a technical error regarding the charge's timeline.
- Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring stated, "These proceedings were instituted unlawfully and are null" based on the prosecutors missing the deadline.
- Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill remarked that the charges were part of "a calculated attempt to silence those who stand up" for justice in Palestine.
- Liam Ó hAnnaidh claimed the prosecution was a politically motivated effort to silence the band's expression of support for Palestinians.
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A court in London has closed the case against a member of the Irish rap group for a formal error.
Is Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap still banned from entering Canada? Were they ever? It's unclear
When Liberal MP Vince Gasparro, the parliamentary secretary for combating crime, announced Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap is banned from entering Canada, he cited a U.K. terror-related charge for one member that has since been dropped. But neither Gasparro or any officials reached by the CBC have been able to explain what that dismissal means for the group’s ability to travel to this country.
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Court throws out terror charge against Mo Chara of rap trio Kneecap
Mo Chara, who was charged after waving the flag of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah at a concert, has had the charge against him dismissed in a London court.
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.
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