A member of Irish rap group Kneecap was charged too late with a terrorism offence for allegedly displaying a flag of Iran-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah, a London court ruled on Friday, throwing out his prosecution.

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh — initially charged under the anglicized name Liam O'Hanna and whose stage name is Mo Chara — is alleged to have waved the flag of the banned militant group Hezbollah during a Kneecap gig in London in November 2024.

The 27-year-old was charged in May under the Terrorism Act, under which it is a criminal offence to display an article in a way which arouses reasonable suspicion that someone is a supporter of a proscribed organization.

After a hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court, Judge Paul Goldspring ruled that Óg Ó hAnnaidh was charged after the si

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