Kneecap‘s Mo Chara has been charged with a terror offence following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police.
The cost pertains to the musician, actual identify Liam O’Hanna, allegedly displaying a flag in help of Hezbollah, a proscribed organisation. The incident is alleged to have taken place throughout a present at O2 Discussion board Kentish City in London on November 21, 2024.
He’ll seem at Westminster Magistrates’ Court docket on Wednesday, June 18.
Following the Irish rap trio’s overtly political statements in help of Palestine at Coachella, counter-terror police started to evaluate footage from the present which seems to indicate him shouting “Up Hamas, up Hezbollah.” Within the UK, it’s a crime to indicate help for both of those organisations.
In response, Kneecap shared a publish on X/Twitter of a graphic which learn “18 Months Of Genocide Footage Not Beneath Investigation By UK Counter-Terror Police”, with the caption “some details.”
O’Hanna has not but entered a plea. The band have since denied supporting both Hamas or Hezbollah and have acknowledged they’d not incite violence in opposition to any people. They’ve additionally argued that the video footage was taken out of context.
“Allow us to be unequivocal: we don’t, and have by no means, supported Hamas or Hezbollah. We condemn all assaults on civilians, all the time. It’s by no means okay. We all know this greater than anybody, given our nation’s historical past,” they stated on April 28.
NME has contacted Kneecap’s representatives for remark.
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