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The band called the decision “a massive waste of taxpayers money, of police time, of court time”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n\tProsecutors in the United Kingdom are appealing a judge\u2019s decision to toss the terror-related charge<\/a> against Kneecap\u2019s Mo Chara<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tAs the BBC<\/a> reports, the Crown Prosecution Service announced its decision Tuesday, Oct. 7, with a spokesperson saying, \u201cWe are appealing the decision to dismiss this case as we believe there is an important point of law which needs to be clarified.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tThe case against the Belfast rapper \u2014 real name Liam \u00d3g \u00d3 hAnnaidh \u2014 was thrown out last month on technical grounds<\/a>, with a judge ruling that the CPS had not filed the charge in time. \u00d3 hAnnaidh was accused of displaying a Hezbollah flag at a November 2024 Kneecap<\/a> concert in London, but the police weren\u2019t made aware of the alleged incident until April 2025, after Kneecap sparked controversy<\/a> for their criticism of Israel and the war in Gaza<\/a> during their set at Coachella.<\/p>\n \n\t\u00d3 hAnnaidh was charged not long after in May. But his lawyers \u2014 in their filing to dismiss the case \u2014 argued that the charge was brought one day after the six-month limit for such charges expired. Judge Paul Goldspring ultimately sided with the defense, calling the charge \u201cunlawful and null.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tIn a statement shared on Instagram<\/a>, Kneecap responded to news of the appeal, saying it was \u201cunsurprising,\u201d but also a \u201cmassive waste of taxpayers money, of police time, of court time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n