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Josh Payne

Kneecap receive rockstar reception after terrorism charge court hearing

Kneecap’s Liam Og O hAnnaidh (centre) with bandmates leaving Westminster Magistrates’ Court (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

Rap group Kneecap received a rockstar reception outside court as a judge heard one of its members faces criminal charges for allegedly supporting a proscribed terrorist organisation and not his support for the people of Palestine.

Liam Og O hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, and his bandmates Naoise O Caireallain and J J O Dochartaigh were cheered by hundreds of supporters as they arrived in “Free Mo Chara” T-shirts at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

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