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Tristan Kirk

Kneecap rapper brands terror charge 'distraction to genocide' as he bids for criminal case to end

Kneecap rapper Mo Chara branded the terror charge against him a “distraction from genocide” after appearing in court to ask a judge to dismiss the case.

The performer, real name Liam Og O hAnnaidh, is accused of supporting a proscribed terror organisation by displaying a Hezbollah flag at a gig in November last year.

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