Belfast rapper charged with a terrorism offence

Kneecap rapper, Liam O’Hanna, has been charged with a terrorism offence following an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command.

O’Hanna, 27 from Belfast, has been charged with displaying a flag of support of Hizballah in the O2 Forum in Kentish Town on 21st November 2024. A statement from the Met reads that O’Hanna waved the flag: “in such a way or in such circumstances as to arouse reasonable suspicion that he is a supporter of a proscribed organisation, namely Hizballah, contrary to section 12(1)(b) and (3) of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism were made aware on Tuesday 22nd April of an online video from the event, which triggered an investigation. The Crown Prosecution Service authorised the charge, which was communicated by post.

O’Hanna is due to appear at Westminster Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 18th June.