Technical error sees Kneecap rapper’s terror charge dismissed

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe terrorism case against Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara, has been dismissed by a judge. The 27-year-old musician was charged in May for allegedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah, a proscribed organisation, at a gig in London. At Woolwich Crown Court on Friday, chief magistrate Paul Goldspring ruled the proceedings unlawful and null due to a technical error.The necessary consent from the Director of Public Prosecutions and Attorney General was not obtained within the six-month statutory time limit, he said.Mr Ó hAnnaidh had denied the offence, labelling it “political policing” and a “carnival of distraction” from the war in Gaza, which Kneecap has vocally opposed. In fullTerror charge against Kneecap band member thrown out by courtThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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