LONDON (AP) — A London court on Friday threw out a terror-related charge against a member of the Irish-language hip-hop group Kneecap.

Rapper Mo Chara, whose real name is Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, had been charged with a single count for waving a flag of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah , banned in Britain as a terrorist organization, during a London concert last year.

But the chief magistrate sitting at Woolwich Crown Court said Friday the case should be thrown out following a technical error in the way the charge against the rapper was brought.

Kneecap has faced criticism for political statements seeming to glorify militant groups like Hamas and Hezbollah . Hungary and Canada have previously banned the group.

Kneecap has accused critics of trying to silence the band because of

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