Member of trnsmt act kneecap charged with a terror offence

KNEECAP RAPPER LIAM O’HANNA HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH A TERROR OFFENCE. 20:29, 21 May 2025Updated 20:37, 21 May 2025 A member of the rap group Kneecap, which is booked for TRNSMT, has been

charged with a terror offence. Liam O’Hanna, 27, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, has been charged over the alleged displaying of a flag in support of Hezbollah at a gig at the O2

Forum in Kentish Town, north-west London, on November 21 last year, the Metropolitan Police said. O’Hanna, of Belfast, was charged by postal requisition and is due to appear at Westminster

Magistrates’ Court on June 18, according to the force. Officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command were made aware on April 22 of an online video from the event, the force said. An

investigation led to the Crown Prosecution Service authorising the charge. Article continues below The force added: “Officers from the Met’s counter terrorism command were made aware on

Tuesday, April 22, of an online video from the event. An investigation was carried out, which led to the Crown Prosecution Service authorising the above charge.” Counter-terror cops were

said to be investigating the group's Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí after more footage surfaced from previous concerts in 2023 and 2024, where a member appeared to chant “Up Hamas,

up Hezbollah”. The Met Police confirmed on Sunday that a man was interviewed under caution at a station in Belfast as part of the broader investigation into the band. The Belfast-based band

are still booked to perform at TRNSMT in Glasgow on July 11 and Glastonbury on June 27. They sparked fury when footage emerged of them telling fans to "kill your local MP" and

chanting “The only good Tory is a dead Tory” during gigs. First Minister John Swinney backed the calls for a ban, saying it would be "unacceptable" for the band to take to such

high-profile stages. However, the band remain on the TRNSMT line-up and SNP councillors in Glasgow rejected the calls to ban them from the Glasgow festival. The Daily Mail reported yesterday

that music agents have allegedly written to Glastonbury festival organisers, urging them to ban the hip-hop group from the iconic music festival. The email exchange was apparently leaked to

Kneecap, and they have reportedly threatened legal action in return. In the letter, according to the Mail, the group ask for an apology and accuse their critics of attempting to restrict

freedom of expression. It reads: "Your correspondence seeks to monopolise your status within the industry to impose direct and concerted pressure on Glastonbury, to restrict freedom of

expression. "Such a direct and coordinated approach seeks to create a chilling effect upon the wider music industry whereby those who hold opposing views, will seek to impose their own

view on the wider industry." The letter threatens to "commence high court civil proceedings for damages for the damage you have inflicted". Article continues below It adds:

"However, before our clients formally seek to issue pre-action correspondence, we write to offer you the opportunity to resolve these matters by way of an immediate and unequivocal

apology." Following criticism, Kneecap issued an apology to the families of murdered MPs Sir David Amess and Jo Cox, who were killed in 2021 and 2016 respectively. JOIN THE DAILY RECORD

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