"British prosecutors have sought to reinstate a terrorism charge against a member of Irish rap group Kneecap for allegedly displaying a flag of Lebanese group Hezbollah during a gig in London, after a judge threw out the case last year. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) launched a High Court challenge on Wednesday, arguing that a chief magistrate erred in September when he dismissed the case against Liam O'Hanna, also known as Liam Og O hAnnaidh in Irish, over a technical error."
"Kneecap known for their politically charged lyrics and support for Palestinian rights have said the case is an attempt to distract from what they described as British complicity in Israel's genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The band has called the attempted prosecution of O'Hanna a British state witch-hunt. Today more Palestinians were murdered by Israel, Kneecap wrote in a social media post on Wednesday after the court hearing."
British prosecutors launched a High Court challenge to reinstate a terrorism charge against Liam O'Hanna, a member of Irish rap group Kneecap, after a judge dismissed the case on a technicality. O'Hanna was accused of displaying a Hezbollah flag at a November 21, 2024 London concert, an alleged breach of the UK's 2000 Terrorism Act; he has denied the offence. The Crown Prosecution Service argues the magistrate erred in dismissing proceedings. Kneecap, known for politically charged lyrics and support for Palestinian rights, denounces the attempted prosecution as a British state witch-hunt and calls it a waste of public time and money.
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