"the case was never about me, never about any threat to the public and never about terrorism. It was always about Palestine, about what happens if you dare to speak up, about what happens if you can reach large groups of people and expose their hypocrisy, about the lengths Britain will go to cover up Israeli and US war crimes"
"British prosecutors have lost an appeal seeking to reinstate a terrorism charge against a member of Irish rap group Kneecap accused of waving a Hezbollah flag during a gig in London. London's High Court on Wednesday rejected prosecutors' attempts to challenge a lower court's decision to throw out the case against Liam O'Hanna in September due to a technical error."
British prosecutors lost their appeal to reinstate a terrorism charge against Liam O'Hanna, a member of Irish rap group Kneecap, who was accused of waving a Hezbollah flag during a November 2024 London concert. London's High Court rejected the appeal on Wednesday, upholding a lower court's September decision to dismiss the case due to a technical error. The Crown Prosecution Service accepted the judgment and stated it would update its processes accordingly. O'Hanna welcomed the ruling, stating the case was never about terrorism or public threat but rather about Palestine and free speech. Kneecap members, who rap in Irish and English and have criticized Israel's actions in Gaza, characterized the prosecution as a British state witch-hunt.
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