Celtic ultras the Green Brigade wade into controversial Kneecap ‘terror' row during Scottish Cup final against Aberdeen
BIG BANNER Celtic ultras the Green Brigade wade into controversial Kneecap 'terror' row during Scottish Cup final against Aberdeen
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THE GREEN Brigade have waded into the debate surrounding controversial Irish band Kneecap.
A member of the hip-hop trio was charged with terror offences this week, in relation to an incident in Kentish Town in London last year.
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Northern Irish Hip Hop trio Kneecap performing beneath a 'Free Palestine' flag
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Rapper Liam O'Hanna, 27, from Belfast, has been charged with allegedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah.
And they have faced backlash after videos emerged of the self-proclaimed "Repbulican hoods" urging fans to "kill your local MP" and chanting "The only good Tory is a dead Tory"
The band are due to play the TRSNMT Festival in Glasgow in July but there are growing calls for them to be removed from the line-up.
First Minister John Swinney was among those to call for the group to be banned from playing at the Glasgow Green event.
Kneecap are known for their advocacy of Irish Republicanism and the Green Brigade unveiled a banner to show their support for the Belfast group.
The Celtic ultras were in attendance at today's Scottish Cup final against Aberdeen.
And after ten minutes they unfurled a display which read "ABU KNEECAP" from their position behind the goal.
In Irish Gaelic, "abu" (abú) is an interjection meaning "hurray," "up with," or "forever," often used as a battle cry. It essentially means "On to victory" or "Victory for us".
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The banner was unfurled by the Green Brigade after ten minutes at Hampden
Kneecap have threatened to sue the critics who are trying to cancel their TRSNMT and Glastonbury shows.
Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken said: "The UK is a state where MPs have been murdered in recent years. Words can and do matter.
Major TRNSMT act Kneecap in doubt after member charged with TERROR offences
"That, certainly not on the part of the SNP group, doesn't translate into support for a ban on them playing in Glasgow or indeed anywhere else.
"Or indeed does it take away from the point that the condemnation of Kneecap, particularly in the United States, much of it does appear to be driven by a wider dislike of their stances, not only their position in support of the Palestinian people but also their general stance of satirical provocation."
Kneecap has since issued an apology to the families of murdered MPs Sir David Amess, who was killed by an Islamic State fanatic in 2021, and Jo Cox, who was killed by far-right extremist Thomas Mair in 2016.
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