Following a resurfaced video that showed a member of Irish hip-hop band Kneecap telling fans to “kill your local MP” during a concert in 2023, police are now looking into the incident.
The Northern Irish hip-hop group Kneecap have found themselves under the spotlight by police following a statement made during a concert in 2023. A video of the concert held in London, showed a member of the group telling fans that “only a good Tory is a dead Tory.” And then went on to allegedly say “kill your local MP.”
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that they are looking into the video and another from last year, when a band member appeared to shout “up Hamas, up Hezbollah” to the crowd.
According to The Telegraph, police are allegedly examining the footage to see if it has broken any terrorism laws.
The trio’s alleged member allegedly said, “We’re still under British occupation in Ireland,” in the video. In Ireland, older men are still making decisions in London that affect my life.
The group member then continued, “And even worse, they’re f****** Tories. A dead Tory is the only decent Tory. Your neighborhood politician should be dead.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police told the Mirror: “We were made aware of a video on 22 April, believed to be from an event in November 2024, and it has been referred to the Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit for assessment and to determine whether any further police investigation may be required. We have also been made aware of another video believed to be from an event in November 2023.”
a spokesperson at No. We firmly disagree with any threatening remarks made toward anyone, according to 10 in the Mirror. In our society, political intimidation and abuse must not exist. We are aware of the chilling effects that elected representative intimidation can have.
They continued, “We take all reports of intimidation, harassment, and threats very seriously.” We work closely with the police and the Parliament to halt threats to elected officials.
Following their most recent appearance at the Coachella music festival, the group, which includes Mógla Bap, Mo Chara, and DJ Próva, announced their intention to file a lawsuit against “false accusations of antisemitism.”
The politically fuelled rappers received backlash after ending their set on stage with a series of on-screen messages allegedly accusing Israel of genocide and war crimes in Gaza.
The first message purportedly stated that “Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people.”
The US government, who reportedly arm and fund Israel despite their war crimes, is what the second message read.
In the meantime, the allegedly final message read, “F*** Israel.” Palestine that is free.
Sharon Osbourne was one of the first to step forward and accuse the group of “openly supporting terrorist organisations.”
Later, it was reported that she later suggested revokering their US visas. They took to social media to refute the accusations made against them, saying that “the recent attacks against us, largely coming from the US, are based on deliberate distortions and falsehoods.”
We have used our shows to expose the British and Irish governments’ involvement in war crimes, they continued. The US has recently launched attacks against us, largely due to deliberate lies and distortions.
In the end, the statement read, “We are taking action against several of these malicious efforts.”
Source: Mirror
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