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Mo Chara, member of the band Kneecapwas charged on Wednesday for a terrorist crime. The lawsuit is based on the incident in which he allegedly showed a Hezbollah flag on stage during a concert in London.
Terror’s allegation after concert in London
Although the concert in London took place in November 2024, the London police only became aware of the incident in April 2025 when a video by Chara (born Liam O’hanna) and the Hezbollah flag appeared on the Internet.
“The only good Tory is a dead Tory”
The video shows how the Irish rap trio not only shows the flag. But also “Hamas high, Hisbollah up” calls and judges about conservative British politicians: “The only good Tory is a dead tory. Kill your MPs.”
Police investigated Liam O’hanna alias Mo Chara
At the beginning of this month, the London police initiated an investigation. And found that O’hanna “showed the flag in a way or possibly, which awakens the reasonable suspicion that he is a supporter of a forbidden organization”. What “led to the fact that the public prosecutor has approved the charges mentioned above,” said the police in a statement.
Hamas and Hisbollah banned in Great Britain
Both Hamas and the Hisbollah are prohibited in the United Kingdom. It is punishable to show yourself reports the BBC. After the investigation became known, KNEACAP published an explanation: “Let us make it clear. We do not support Hamas or the Hezbollah. And we have never done so.” The video in question is “an excerpt from a film that was deliberately torn out of context. And which is now exploited and used as a weapon as if it were a call to act”.
O’hanna received the indictment by post and must appear in front of the Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 18.
Appeal in April 2025 with a political message
Last month Kneecap performed at the Coachella Festival, where the Pro-Palestinian messages of the trio on the first weekend From the live stream of the festival were cut out and on the second weekend For controversy worried.