The leader of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, said she believes that the BBC ‘should not be showing’ Kneecap’s performance at the Glastonbury Festival next week.
Liam OG or Hannaidh, who acts under the artistic name Mo Chara, is accused of showing a flag in support of Hezbollah while says ‘Up Hamas, Up Hezbollah’ in a concert in November last year.
The 27 -year -old arrived at the Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday morning after the alleged incident during a concert at the O2 forum in Kentish Town, north of London.
Mrs. Badenoch said in the X Post, that she was accompanied by an article of the times that stated that the BBC had not prohibited the group: ‘The BBC should not show Kneecap propaganda.
‘A member of the Kneecap band is currently on bail, accused under the Law of Terrorism.
«As a platform with public funds, the BBC should not be rewarding of extremism.»
The Tory leader previously asked that the group be expelled from Glastonbury, and last year Kneecap won a case of discrimination against the United Kingdom government in the Superior Court of Belfast after she tried to reject them a financing prize of £ 14,250 when she was a minister.
Kneecap pointed Mrs. Badenoch in her last single, The Summary, released just before her headline at the Wide Awake Festival in London in May, with the song mocking the politician of the politician to block her artistic funds and the electoral loss of the conservative party.
Liam OG or Hannaidh, who acts as Mo Chara, in the Westminster Magistrates today
KEMI BADENOCH (in the photo) has previously asked that the group be expelled from Glastonbury
(From the left) The members of the Kneecap Mo Chara Band, JJ O’Dochartaigh and Moglai Bap at the Ireland Film and Television Academy Awards (IFTA) at the Dublin Royal Convention Center in February in February
On Wednesday, or Hannaidh, who acts under the artistic name Mo Chara, was animated by hundreds of followers when he arrived with companions of Banda Naoise or Cairelain and JJ or Dochartaight in Westminster Magistrates’ Court in T -shirts’ Free Mo Chara ‘.
OG or Hannaidh wore sunglasses, a black shirt, pants and a black jacket and held a keffiyeh, a type of chal often used by supporters of the pro-palestine movement.
Then, the members climbed the stairs of the court and looked over the balcony, smiling and giving a thumb to their followers gathered outside. The members of the crowd had risen around the entrance, and some also entered the lobby.
During the procedures, the court heard that the 27 -year -old is «good within his rights» to express his opinions about Israel and Palestine, but the alleged incident in the O2 forum is a «totally different thing.»
Or Hannaidh was released on unconditional bail until his next hearing in the same court on August 20. He requested an Irish language interpreter for the trial.
After the audience, the rapper said: ‘For anyone who goes to Glastonbury, he can see us there at 4pm on Saturday.
‘If you can’t be there, we’ll be in the BBC, if someone looks at the BBC. We will be in Wembley in September.
«But the most important thing: free Palestine, free.»
Member of Kneecap DJ Próvaí (JJ O’Dfartaight) arrives at the Westminster Magistrates Court
Kneecap Moglai BAP (NaOISE or Caireallain) at the Westminster Magistrates today
People have banners that support OG or Hannaidh outside the Westminster Magistrates
Alleaders of Liam OG or Hannaidh of Kneecap outside the Court of Magistrates of Westminster
Speaking outside the court, a band spokesman said: ‘More than 18 countries, 100,000 fans, 80 concerts, not a single complaint.
‘In the world, Kneecap are acclaimed as heroes to tell the truth to power.
‘The truth was expelled. This was a hurried prosecution after Coachella’s performance, where Kneecap did not shy away from telling the truth to power.
‘Oppression fears freedom of expression, but the reality is that Kneecap would resist freedom of expression and defend their rights. Not only their rights but the rights of artists and people around the world.
‘And it is not new for the Irish to be prosecuted under special powers and acts of terrorism. But friends, fans, family are not afraid of being on the right side of the story.
‘The more they come after the kneecap, the stronger we will get. If the British government had any sense in history, they will know that they have already lost. ‘
The position occurred after a police investigation against terrorism after the historical images of the concert came to light, which allegedly shows the group asking for the death of parliamentarians.
In April, Kneecap apologized last month to the families of killed parliamentarians, but said that the images of the incident had been «exploited and armed.»
In an initial publication in response to the load, Kneecap said: ’14, 000 babies are about to starve in Gaza, with food sent by the world sitting on the other side of a wall, and once again the British establishment focuses on us.
Police officers eliminate a counterprotester from the midst of Kneecap supporters
Police officers are seen among the supporters of Liam OG or Hannaidh of Kneecap in the Court today
Police officers eliminate a counterprothester from half of Kneecap’s supporters today
We denied this «offense» and we will defend ourselves vehemently, this is political surveillance, this is a distraction carnival.
«We are not the story, the genocide is, as they benefit from the genocide, they use an ‘anti -terrorism law’ against us to show a flag launched on the stage. A position not serious enough to even guarantee its crown court, instead of a court that does not have a jury. What is the goal?
‘To restrict our ability to travel. To prevent us from talking with young people around the world. Silence voices of compassion. To prosecute artists who dare to speak.
‘Instead of defending innocent people, or the principles of international law who claim to defend, the powerful in Great Britain have fallen the massacre and famine in Gaza, as they did in Ireland for centuries. So, as now, they claim justification.
«The FDI units for which they assemble and fly spy -aircraft missions are the true terrorists, everyone can see it.»
Formed in 2017, the group is known for its provocative letter in both Irish and in English, and merchandise.
Its best -known clues include Get Your Brits Out, Better Way To Live, with Grian Chatten of Fontaines DC and 3Cag.
A BBC spokesman said: ‘As a transmission partner, the BBC will bring to the public a wide Glastonbury musical coverage, with artists reserved by the organizers of the festival.
‘While the BBC does not prohibit artists, our plans will ensure that our programming meets our editorial guidelines. Decisions about our production will be taken before the festival.
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