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SvennoJ on 26 September 2025
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Terrorism case against Kneecap rapper thrown out by UK court


Members of Northern Irish rap group Kneecap, including Liam Og O hAnnaidh, centre, leave London’s Crown Court

A terrorism charge against a member of Irish hip-hop group Kneecap for allegedly waving a Hezbollah flag at a concert has been dismissed by a London court because of a technical error.

Liam Og O hAnnaidh, who is also known as Liam O’Hanna and performs as Mo Chara, was charged following a London concert last year. Hezbollah is a “proscribed” organisation in the UK.

Chief magistrate Paul Goldspring said the case should be thrown out following a technical error in the way the charge against the rapper was brought. “These proceedings were instituted unlawfully and are null,” he said.

Kneecap’s manager, Daniel Lambert, wrote on X: “We have won!!!!!! Liam Og is a free man. We said we would fight them and win. We did (Twice). Kneecap has NO charges OR convictions in ANY country, EVER.

“Political policing has failed. Kneecap is on the right side of history. Britain is not. Free Palestine.”


Kneecap case an ‘attempt to silence’ people over Gaza genocide

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill says she “strongly” welcomes the dropping of a terrorism case against a member of rap group Kneecap by a UK court.

O’Neill said the case against Liam Og O hAnnaidh was “part of 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 said.