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The group said, 'We will fight in your court. We will win. Free Palestine'
Irish rap trio Kneecap have released a statement saying the terror offence, which one of their members has been charged with in the UK, is an attempt to "silence voices of compassion."
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was charged due to allegedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah at a concert in the O2 Forum in London on November 21, 2024.
Hezbollah is banned in the UK and it is a crime to express support for them.
In a statement shared across their social media, Kneecap said, "14,000 babies are about to die of starvation in Gaza, with food sent by the world sitting on the other side of a wall, and once again the British establishment is focused on us.
"We deny this 'offence' and will vehemently defend ourselves. This is political policing. This is a carnival of distraction.
"We are not the story. Genocide is.
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"As they profit from genocide, they use an 'anti-terror law' against us for displaying a flag thrown on stage. A charge not serious enough to even warrant their 'crown court', instead a court that doesn't have a jury. What's the objective?
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