#terrorism-charge

#terrorism-charge

Prosecutors will appeal against a court's decision to throw out a terrorism charge against the Kneecap rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh. The 27-year-old was accused of displaying a flag in support of the proscribed terrorist organisation Hezbollah at a gig in November last year until a technical error in the way he was charged led to the chief magistrate ruling he could not try the case.

Per the BBC, a London court ruled on Friday that legal proceedings had been initiated before consent was obtained from relevant officials within a six-month deadline for such charges, with Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring stating that Woolwich Crown Court has no jurisdiction to try the "null" and "unlawful" case against the member of the Irish band.

Mangione's lawyers argued that the New York case and a parallel federal death penalty prosecution amounted to double jeopardy. But Judge Gregory Carro rejected that argument, saying it would be premature to make such a determination. It is Mangione's first court appearance in the state case since February. Mangione has attracted a cult following as a representative of frustrations with the health insurance industry.

Liam O'Hanna, 27, has been charged with a terror' offence for allegedly waving a Hezbollah flag. A member of the Irish rap group Kneecap is due to appear in court, charged with a terror offence for allegedly supporting Hezbollah. Liam O'Hanna, 27, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, will appear at the Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London on Wednesday after he was charged in May for displaying a Hezbollah flag during a London concert in November.