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A London court filed the case of terrorism against Moonfrom the group Kneecapwith a judge deciding that the accusation against the Belfast rapper was not properly filed.

The rapper Liam Og O Hannaidh was accused of displaying a flag of Hezbollah on stage during a show of Kneecap In November 2024, in London. But the London Metropolitan Police were only informed of the alleged incident in April 2025, after the Kneecap generated controversy for its criticism of Israel and the war in Gaza during its presentation in the Coachella. O HANNAIDH He was then accused in May.

During the summer, the lawyers of O HANNAIDH They filed a request for the case to be rejected for technical reasons, claiming that the prosecution was submitted one day after the six -month limit for such accusations expired. Although prosecutors have contested that the prosecution was presented in time, the judge Paul Goldspring ended up giving reason to the defense.

The judge Goldspring stressed that his decision was not about the “innocence or guilt” of O HANNAIDHbut only if the court “has jurisdiction to judge the case.” In this sense, he wrote: “[A] accusation is illegal and zero ”.

The debate turned around the details of how and when an accusation is presented under the UK’s law of terrorism. Moon He received the prosecution notification on May 21, but his lawyers said that this did not count as an official accusation because the Attorney General had not yet given permission to prosecutors to present the case. They claimed that the prosecution was officially filed the next day, May 22, a day after the six -month limit expired.

Although the Crown Prosecution Service Service-CPS) argued that the May 21 charge was valid because they did not need the Attorney General’s permission, the judge Goldspring concluded that the “procedures were not instituted in the correct form, lacking the necessary consent of the DPP and the AG, within the statutory period of 6 months”.

According to BBCthe people gathered in court applauded the decision as soon as it was made. The lawyer of Moon, Jude Bunting Kche said to court, “This case was as unjustified as it was flawed.”

O HANNAIDH He addressed reporters and supporters gathered outside the court, saying:

This whole process was never about me. It has never been about any threat to the public; It was never about terrorism, a word used by your government to discredit people you oppress. It has always been Gazaabout what happens if you dare to talk. Your attempts to silence us have failed because we are right and you are wrong.

The CPS said in a statement that it was “reviewing the court’s decision carefully” and noted that it could be appealed. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “We are aware of the court’s decision regarding this case. We will work with CPS to understand the possible implications of this decision on us and how this can impact the processing of such cases in the future.”

This article was originally published by Rolling Stone USA by Jon Blistein on September 26, 2025, and can be checked here.

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