UK prosecutors seek to reinstate ‘terrorism’ charge against Kneecap rapper

Irish band slams push to reinstate charge against rapper Liam O’Hanna as ‘waste of public time and public money’.

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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.