0h 8min, mar 11, 2026 y - UK Loses Appeal over Kneecap Charge

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The UK government has lost its appeal over a judge's decision to throw out a terror charge against a member of the Irish language rap trio Kneecap.

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara, had been accused of showing support for proscribed organisation Hezbollah following a gig in London in 2024.

Last year, the case was thrown out over a legal timing issue, prompting the government's appeal.

On Wednesday, judges at the High Court in London said the 28-year-old would not face a new terror trial after it rejected a Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) appeal.

The judgement, which was published digitally by Lord Justice Edis and Mr Justice Linden, external, said it agreed with the chief magistrate's previous ruling that the charge against Ó hAnnaidh had been brought outside the six-month time limit.

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