"Kneecap's Mo Chara said any attempts to silence the group have failed as he spoke out after terrorism charges against him were dropped on Friday, 26 September. Liam Og O hAnnaidh, better known by his stage name Mo Chara, was accused of displaying a flag in support of the proscribed terror organisation Hezbollah at a gig at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, north London, in November 2024. The case was thrown out following a technical error in the way the charge against him was brought."
"Speaking outside Woolwich Crown Court, the 27-year-old rapper from Belfast said the trial was not about terrorism, a word used by your government to discredit people you oppress, it was always about Gaza. He said that any attempts to silence the band have failed as we're right and you're wrong, and said the British state was guilty of terrorism. He ended his address by declaring: Free Palestine."
Terrorism charges against Liam Og O hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara of Kneecap, were dropped after a procedural technicality. He faced accusations of displaying a Hezbollah flag at an O2 Forum gig in Kentish Town in November 2024. The prosecution collapsed because of an error in how the charge was brought. Outside Woolwich Crown Court he framed the proceedings as politically motivated, saying the trial was about Gaza rather than terrorism, claiming attempts to silence the band had failed, accusing the British state of terrorism, and concluding his remarks with the slogan "Free Palestine."
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