Kneecap rapper will not face terror trial over accused Hezbollah flag | ABC NEWS

Описание: Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh — who performs as Mo Chara — won't face a trial on terror-related charges.

The rapper was accused of flying a flag for Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which is banned in Britain as a terrorist organisation, at a London gig in November 2024.

Judges at the High Court in London rejected an appeal from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) against the decision to throw out the case last September after a court ruled it had originally been brought without the permission of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Attorney General, and also one day outside the six-month statutory limit.

The CPS said it would challenge the ruling and London's High Court rejected its appeal on Wednesday.

The three-member band, which hails from Belfast, Northern Ireland, has faced criticism for political statements seeming to glorify militant groups including Hamas and Hezbollah.

"Let us be unequivocal: we do not, and have never, supported Hamas or Hezbollah," they said previously in a statement.

"We condemn all attacks on civilians, always. It is never OK."

When Kneecap performed in Melbourne, they attracted controversy after bringing the missing head of a statue of King George V on stage.

Canada and Hungary have previously banned Kneecap.

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