The terror case against Kneecap rapper Mo Chara (real name Liam Og O hAnnaidh) cannot move forward on a technicality, a UK court has ruled.

In May, Ó hAnnaidh was charged with a terror offense after allegedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah at a concert in London in November 2024. He denied wrongdoing.

The 27-year-old appeared at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday, where chief magistrate Paul Goldspring ruled: “Proceedings against the defendant were instituted unlawfully and are null.”

Goldspring said the “proceedings were not instituted in the correct form” because the charge was not brought within the six-month statutory time limit.

BBC News and Sky News reported that the public gallery at Woolwich Crown Court erupted in applause when the ruling was read out.

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