"A UK court has thrown out a terror charge against Liam Og O hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara as a member of Irish rap group Kneecap. The decision was made by the court on Friday due to a technical error in the way the charge was brought forward, with chief magistrate Paul Goldspring saying prosecutors had missed the deadline to bring the charge by a day. "These proceedings were instituted unlawfully and are null," he said."
"How did Kneecap react to the ruling? A number of O'Hanna's supporters were in the public gallery at Woolwich Crown Court and let out cheers following the decision. "We will not be silent," the rapper said outside the court after the charges against him were thrown out. "As people from Ireland, we know oppression, colonialism, famine and genocide.""
""a calculated attempt to silence those who stand up and speak out against the Israeli genocide in Gaza." "Kneecap have used their platform on stages across the world to expose this genocide, and it is the responsibility of all of us to continue speaking out and standing against injustice in Palestine," she added."
A UK court dismissed a terror charge against Liam Og O hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara of Kneecap, because prosecutors missed the deadline by one day. Chief magistrate Paul Goldspring ruled the proceedings unlawful and null. The rapper had waved a Hezbollah flag during a 2024 London concert; Hezbollah is proscribed as a terrorist organization in Britain. Supporters cheered at Woolwich Crown Court and the rapper declared, "We will not be silent," invoking Irish experiences of oppression. Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill praised the decision and framed the charges as an attempt to silence critics of Israel.
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