Overview
- Kneecap said they received formal notice that the UK authorities will appeal the dismissal, with the hearing listed for January 14 at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
- Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring threw out the charge in September, finding the proceedings invalid because they were brought before the required authorisation was obtained.
- The Crown Prosecution Service has said the appeal is intended to resolve an important point of law about when permission must be secured for terrorism charges.
- The original allegation concerned Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag and shouting "up Hamas, up Hezbollah" at a November 2024 show at the O2 Forum Kentish Town.
- The magistrate said the CPS should pay the defendant’s legal costs, while Kneecap deny supporting proscribed groups and describe the case as politically motivated.