The case in London against the Kneecap rapper Mo Chara has been dismissed.
A London judge on this case in London this morning dismissed the terrorism charge against Kneecap’s Mo Chara, because the prosecutors had not brought the charge “in the correct form” within the required timeline.
Chief Magistrate Mr Paul Goldspring said:
“These proceedings were instituted unlawfully and are null..
.. 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.”
The Kneecap member known as Mo Chara was charged for displaying a Hezbollah flag at the band’s gig in O2 Forum, Kentish Town on November 21st.
Mo Chara was previously released on unconditional bail earlier this summer before this legal case was attempted.
A Kangaroo court has hopped off due to a technical error from the prosecutors who surely knew well this was going to happen.
All in an attempt to make an example of Kneecap but it didn’t work, the same way proscribing Palestine Action as a terror organisation has backfired so readily.
The Brits at it again.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
