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Kneecap Faces Police Scrutiny and Political Outrage Over Violent and Extremist Rhetoric

UK and Irish officials call for legal action and festival bans as counter-terrorism unit assesses Kneecap performance videos for potential offenses.

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Kneecap members Móglaí Bap and Mo Chara, right, performing at Glastonbury last year, have also backed Hamas and Hezbollah
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Overview

  • The Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit is reviewing two videos from Kneecap concerts in 2023 and 2024 for possible incitement and extremist content.
  • Footage from 2023 allegedly shows a band member saying, 'The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP,' while 2024 footage includes pro-Hamas and Hezbollah slogans.
  • Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and other officials have demanded prosecution, calling Kneecap's rhetoric a glorification of terrorism and a threat to public safety.
  • Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin has urged the group to clarify their stance on Hamas and Hezbollah and to denounce any threats against politicians.
  • Kneecap denies wrongdoing, claiming they are victims of a coordinated smear campaign following their pro-Palestinian activism at Coachella earlier this month.