Terror case against Kneecap member dismissed

The terrorism charge against Kneecap member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh has been dismissed on a legal technicality. The Belfast rapper, aka Mo Chara, was accused of displaying a flag in support of a proscribed organisation, namely Hezbollah, during a concert at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town in November 2024.

But lawyers for the 27-year-old argued the Attorney General had not given permission for the case to be brought against Ó hAnnaidh when police informed him that he was facing a terror…

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