A London court tossed out the terror case against Kneecap’s Mo Chara , with a judge ruling that the charge against the Belfast rapper was not properly filed.

The rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh was accused of displaying a Hezbollah flag on stage at a November 2024 Kneecap concert in London. But the London Metropolitan Police weren’t made aware of the alleged incident until April 2025, after Kneecap sparked controversy for their criticism of Israel and the war in Gaza during their set at Coachella. Ó hAnnaidh was then charged in May.

Over the summer, Ó hAnnaidh’s lawyers filed to have the case dismissed on technical grounds , saying the charge was brought one day after the six-month limit for such charges expired. While prosecutors countered that the charge was brought in time, Judge

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