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UK court throws out prosecution of member of Irish rap group Kneecap
The charge against Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh was dismissed due to a one-day delay beyond the six-month legal limit, making the prosecution unlawful, the 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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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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