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Kneecap's legal team to include Gerry Conlon lawyer
- Liam O hAnnaidh, a 27-year-old member of Irish rap trio Kneecap, faces a terrorism charge related to displaying a Hezbollah flag at a November 2024 gig in north London.
- The charge followed a May 2025 Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism investigation after videos allegedly showed the band calling for MPs' deaths and shouting 'up Hamas, up Hezbollah'.
- Kneecap argues that the accusations are part of a broader effort by the British establishment to suppress their criticism of Israel, emphasizing that they have not endorsed Hamas or Hezbollah, both of which are prohibited organizations in the UK.
- O hAnnaidh will be defended at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 18 June 2025 by a high-profile legal team led by Gareth Peirce, who represented the Guildford Four and Julian Assange.
- The case is framed by Kneecap and their supporters as a fight for freedom of expression amid growing artistic and public backing for the band and their outspoken stance.
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Kneecap appoint legal ‘dream team’ including Birmingham Six lawyer ahead of terror charge court case
Kneecap have appointed a high-profile legal team before one of their members appears before a UK court next Wednesday, including a solicitor who previously represented the Birmingham Six and Julian Assange, and the Irish barrister who has advised South Africa in the genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Kneecap pull together supporters and legal team ahead of Liam O’Hanna’s court hearing on terror charge
Kneecap have announced details of the high profile legal team they have hired to represent band member Liam O’Hanna, who is due in Westminster Magistrates Court tomorrow after being charged with a terror offence for allegedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah at a London gig last year.O’Hanna’s court hearing takes place ten days before Kneecap are due to play at Glastonbury Festival. Both the band and the Love Music Hate Racism organisat…
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