The terrorism case against Kneecap rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh has been thrown out by the chief magistrate sitting at Woolwich Crown Court.

It follows a technical error in the way the charge against him was brought.

The musician was charged for allegedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah, a proscribed organisation, during a London gig last year.

Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring told Woolwich Crown Court that the charge against the Kneecap member was “unlawful” and “null.”

Concluding the reasons for his decision, he stated: “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.”

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