London – British police accused a member of the Irish hip-hop group on Wednesday Patella With a crime of terrorism for supposedly stirring a hezbollah flag In a concert.
The Metropolitan Police Force said that Liam Iog or Hannaidh, 27, was accused under the terrorism law of showing a flag in support of a banned organization. The alleged crime occurred at the Kentish Town Forum, a place in London, on November 21, 2024.
The force said that the musician, whose artistic name is Mo Chara, and who the police referred to the English spelling of his name, Liam O’Hanna, will be presented in the Court on June 18.
Earlier this month, the police said that Kneecap was being investigated by the detectives of counterators after videos arose allegedly showing the band shouting “Up Hamas, Hezbollah” and asking people to kill legislators.
After police investigation was announced, Kneecap said that “he had never supported Hamas or Hezbollah,” and accused “establishment figures” of getting comments from context to “manufacture moral hysteria.”
The Belfast trio has been praised to vigorize the cultural scene in Irish language in Ireland of the North, where the state of language remains a political problem played in a society that is still divided between the nationalist and Irish nationalist and Irish communities.
It has also been criticized by letters loaded with improperly and drug references and political statements.
Police said they are still investigating images from another Kneecap concert in November 2023.
Several Kneecap concerts have been canceled as a result of the dispute, and some British legislators have asked the organizers of the Glastonbury festival next month to discard a planned action.
Kneecap was not well known outside Northern Ireland before the launch of a strident feature film based freely on the origins of the band and fed by a strong mixture of drugs, sex, violence, politics and humor.
The group members were played in “Kneecap”, which won a audience award when it was screened at the Sunday 2024 Film Festival. It was preselected for the best image in the foreign language and the best original song in the academy awards this year, although it did not make the final cut.
