Overview
- Two High Court judges on March 11 upheld the magistrates’ dismissal, meaning Mo Chara will face no further legal action over the terrorism-related charge.
- In the Big Issue interview, the group rejects being branded antisemitic, says it opposes all discrimination, and Mo Chara describes on-stage lapses as the result of adrenaline.
- Westminster Magistrates’ Court had thrown out the case in September after Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring ruled the proceedings were instituted unlawfully.
- The allegation arose from a November 21, 2024 show at London’s O2 Forum, where prosecutors said Mo Chara displayed a Hezbollah flag; the band denies supporting any proscribed group.
- NME reports Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently criticized the court outcome and the band responded on social media, as Kneecap readies its album Fenian for April 24.