A member of Irish band Kneecap was accused of staging a flag in support of Hezbollah at a concert in London in November and being charged with terrorism.
According to the Metropolitan Police, Liam O’Hanna, who co-hosts the rap trio Mo Chara, has been charged with his deeds.
The Belfast-born musician, 27, was charged following a counter-terrorism investigation led by the force. On June 18, he will show up at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
The artist was accused of displaying a flag at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, North London, on November 21 in “in such a way or under such circumstances as to arouse reasonable suspicion that he supports a proscribed organization,” the statement read.
The Met’s counter-terrorism command was informed of an online video from the event on April 22 according to the force. The Crown Prosecution Service approved the above charge after conducting an investigation.
Concerts by the group have been postponed, including one at the Eden Project in Cornwall on July 4 because concert footage appeared to show a group member yelling “up Hamas, up Hezbollah.” One allegedly calls for the murder of Conservative MPs in another video.
The group, which was made up of Liam Og O Hannaidh, Naoise O Caireallain, and JJ O Dochartaigh, has been the subject of a counter-terrorism police investigation after the videos, which were shot in 2023 and 2024, were made public.
The group apologized to the families of the murdered MPs who had watched the videos, but claimed that the incident’s footage had been “exploited and weaponized,” and that they had never supported Hamas or Hezbollah, both of which are illegal in the UK.
We express our sincere regrets to the Amess and Cox families because we never intended to hurt you.
Kneecap was reportedly requested by Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, while other politicians demanded that the group be removed from the Glastonbury Festival lineup.
After Sharon Osbourne told them to “be more like Bono,” the band recently responded with a blunt apology.
Kneecap issued a statement in response to Sharon’s initial remarks. The statement read, “Tomorrowing 20, 000 children is not an aggressive statement.
After the band’s formation, Sharon publicly expressed her beliefs on Kneecap using Coachella in an appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored. “Can’t give a damn what you believe in but don’t bring it to a musical festival where there’s peace,” is my entire position. She asserted that music unites people and that it doesn’t separate people.
It’s completely insane that this should continue where young people are drinking or engaging in whatever they want to do; it’s their business, but don’t use their fists to incite violence. Their entire attitude is angry, not peaceful.
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