Liam O’Hanna, a member of the group Kneecap, has been charged with a terrorism offence.
The 27-year-old from Belfast has been charged by postal requisition with displaying a flag in assist of Hezbollah, a proscribed terrorist organisation.
The cost pertains to an incident on November 21 final yr on the O2 Discussion board in Kentish City, London, the place O’Hanna is alleged to have displayed a flag in a public place in a way that would fairly be interpreted as displaying assist for Hezbollah.
The offence falls beneath part 13(1)(b) and (3) of the Terrorism Act 2000.
The Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command was alerted to a web-based video from the occasion on April 22.
Following an investigation, the Crown Prosecution Service authorised the cost talked about above.
O'Hanna is scheduled to seem at Westminster Magistrates' Courtroom on June 18.
Kneecap is a hip hop trio from Belfast, Northern Eire, consisting of members Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí, the stage names of Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (Liam O'Hanna) , Naoise Ó Cairealláin, and J. J. Ó Dochartaigh, respectively.
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Recognized for mixing English and Irish of their lyrics, the group launched their debut single "C.E.A.R.T.A." (the Irish phrase for "rights") in 2017.
This was adopted by their first studio album 3CAG in 2018.
Their second album, High quality Artwork, got here out in 2024, the identical yr a biographical movie concerning the group was additionally launched.
The group’s music explores themes of working-class youth tradition in Belfast, Irish republicanism, and advocacy for Irish language rights.
Their identify references the extrajudicial punishment assaults traditionally carried out by paramilitary teams in Northern Eire.