Overview
- Kneecap said they received formal notice of an appeal, with a High Court hearing scheduled for January 14 at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
- The Crown Prosecution Service has framed the appeal as necessary to clarify an important point of law.
- Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring ruled the proceedings invalid after finding the charge was brought before obtaining required authorisation, and said the CPS should pay legal costs.
- The dropped charge alleged that Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh aroused reasonable suspicion of supporting a proscribed group in connection with a November 2024 London show.
- The band denounced the planned appeal in a post on X, declaring they would not be silent and rejecting the legal basis for reviving the case.