Kneecap band member due back in UK court over terror charge | News

LONDON, Sept 26, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A member of provocative Northern Irish rap group Kneecap was due back in a UK court Friday seeking to dismiss a terrorism charge for alleged support of Hezbollah. Liam O'Hanna, 27, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was charged in May after being accused of displaying a flag of the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group during a London concert in November. His legal team has challenged whether the charge was filed within a six-month time limit, with a decision expected at Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London. Supporters are set to flock to the area again for the 10:00 am (0900 GMT) hearing, as hundreds did in August in a noisy, highly visible...