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Headline: Kneecap rapper celebrates victory after terrorism charge is dismissed
Caption: The 27-year-old Irish-language rapper, real name Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, was charged with terrorism in May for allegedly displaying a flag in support of the proscribed organisation Hezbollah at a London gig in November 2024. However, during a hearing at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday, Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring threw out the charge, saying, "Proceedings against the defendant were instituted unlawfully and are null.” He added that the "proceedings were not instituted in the correct form" because the charge was not brought within the six-month statutory time limit.
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