UK prosecutors to appeal dropped ‘terrorism’ charge against Kneecap rapper

By AFP 7 October 2025, 6:12 pm

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Irish rap group Kneecap singer, Liam O'Hanna center, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, outside Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on June 18, 2025, after being charged with supporting Hezbollah. (BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP)

LONDON — The UK’s public prosecution body says it would appeal a court’s decision to drop a charge of supporting “terrorism” brought against a Northern Irish singer from rap group Kneecap.

“We are appealing the decision to dismiss this case as we believe there is an important point of law which needs to be clarified,” a Crown Prosecution Service spokesperson says, referring to the case against Liam O’Hanna, also known by his stage name Mo Chara.

O’Hanna had been charged under the UK’s terrorism laws for allegedly displaying a flag belonging to the banned Lebanese terror group Hezbollah during a concert in November 2024.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.