Prosecutors in the United Kingdom are appealing a judge’s decision to toss the terror-related charge against Kneecap’s Mo Chara .

As the BBC reports, the Crown Prosecution Service announced its decision Tuesday, Oct. 7, with a spokesperson saying, “We are appealing the decision to dismiss this case as we believe there is an important point of law which needs to be clarified.”

The case against the Belfast rapper — real name Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh — was thrown out last month on technical grounds , with a judge ruling that the CPS had not filed the charge in time. Ó hAnnaidh was accused of displaying a Hezbollah flag at a November 2024 Kneecap concert in London, but the police weren’t made aware of the alleged incident until April 2025, after Kneecap sparked controversy for their c

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