"I find that these proceedings were not instituted in the correct form, lacking the necessary DPP [Director of Public Prosecutions] and AG [Attorney General] consent within the six-month statutory time limit,"
"He added that the court had "no jurisdiction to try the charge.""
""This entire process was never about me," Mo Chara told suporters outside the courthouse. "It was never about any threat to the public; it was never about terrorism-a word used by your government to discredit people you oppress.""
""It was always about Gaza, about what happens if you dare to speak up," he added. "Your attempts to silence us have failed because we're right and you're wrong.""
A London judge dismissed a terrorism charge against Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara, arising from an alleged November 2024 display of the Hezbollah flag during a concert. Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring found the proceedings lacked required Director of Public Prosecutions and Attorney General consent within the six-month statutory time limit and ruled the court had no jurisdiction. Mo Chara said the case was not about him or public safety and framed terrorism accusations as a government tool to discredit the oppressed. The band Kneecap canceled a U.S. tour, and they face entry bans from Canada and Hungary over alleged antisemitism and support for political violence, which they oppose.
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