Appeal over Kneecap rapper’s terror case begins at UK high court

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was accused of displaying a flag in support of proscribed terror organisation Hezbollah at a 2024 gig in London

Kneecap’s Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, outside Woolwich Crown Court in September Picture: Aaron Chown/PA

The British Crown Prosecution Service’s bid to overturn the decision to throw out the terrorism case against rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh has begun at the high court in London.

The rapper, 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.