UK prosecutors lose appeal over terror charge of Kneecap rapper

Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh has vowed "not to be silent" after judges at the UK High Court decided he would not face a terror trial as they rejected a Crown Prosecution Service appeal against the decision to throw out the case.

The Belfast star, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was accused of displaying a flag in support of proscribed terror organisation Hezbollah at a gig at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, north London, on November 21 2024.

But the case was thrown out in September last year, with chief magistrate Paul Goldspring ruling the proceedings were "instituted unlawfully".

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) appealed against the decision at the High Court in London at a hearing in January, with the Kneecap rapper opposing the challenge.

In a judgment on Wednesday, two judges at the High Court upheld the decision and dismissed the CPS appeal.