Overview

• At Woolwich Crown Court, the judge declared the proceedings against Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh (Mo Chara) illegal and void due to a technical error in the indictment.
• The rapper had faced a terrorism-related charge tied to allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag and shouting slogans at a London concert on November 21, 2024.
• The judge told Mo Chara he was free to leave and emphasized that no decision was made on the facts of the case.
• Supporters gathered outside the court with Irish and Palestinian flags as Mo Chara denounced the case and his manager hailed the outcome.
• Kneecap maintains it does not support Hezbollah and has called the prosecution political, noting recent concert cancellations and travel bans in several countries, as well as a scrapped U.S. tour.