London, United Kingdom - September 26, 2025 The case against Kneecap’s Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh has been thrown out by the chief magistrate sitting at Woolwich Crown Court this morning following an error in the way the charge against him was brought. Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, had been accused of displaying a flag in support of proscribed terror organisation Hezbollah at a gig in London in November last year. Ó hAnnaidh’s lawyer Brenda Campbell KC told a court last month that the Attorney General had not given permission for the case to be brought against the defendant when police informed him he was to face a terror charge on 21 May. She said consent was given the following day, which meant the charge fell outside the six-month timeframe in which criminal charges against a defendant can be brought. Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring told Woolwich Crown Court that the charge against Ó hAnnaidh was “unlawful” and “null”. Concluding the reasons for his decision, he said: “I find that these proceedings were not instituted in the correct form, lacking the necessary DPP and AG consent within the six-month statutory time limit set by section 127. “The time limit requires consent to have been granted at the time or before the issue of the requisition. “Consequently the charge is unlawful and null and this court has no jurisdiction to try the charge.” Ó hAnnaidh was not required to enter a plea to the charges against him and the prosecution now falls. SHOTLIST Celebrations outside the court in Woolwich following news of the decision. [Credit: X/JoeEDwyer]