Fionola Meredith: Kneecap's Mo Chara faces terror charge over a flag, but shouldn't half of Northern Ireland be in the dock based on that logic?
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh is accused of a terrorism offence: displaying a flag in support of proscribed organisation Hezbollah at a London gig.
There were surreal scenes this week outside Westminster Magistrates' Court when Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh — aka Mo Chara of the Irish language rap group Kneecap — arrived together with his two band mates, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí.
An excited crowd waved flags, variously proclaiming 'Free Speech', 'Free Palestine' and 'Free Mo Chara'. Delighted cheers went up when a van drove past displaying the slogan 'More Blacks, More Dogs, More Irish, Mo Chara'. There were plenty of keffiyeh scarves in evidence, as well as the odd leprechaun hat and what I think was an inflatable shamrock.
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