Counter-terrorism police investigating patella videos

The counter-terrorist officers of the metropolitan police will investigate online videos showing the rap trio which calls for the death of British deputies and crying “Up Hamas, Up Hezbollah”.

A video emerged from the West Belfast trio during a November 2023 concert where a person in the group says: “The only good curator is a dead curator. Kill your local deputy.”

Hamas and Hezbollah are prohibited in the United Kingdom and it is a crime to express their support for them.

The balloon says that they have never supported Hamas or Hezbollah and would not encourage violence against any individual. They say that the video in question has been removed from its context.

Certain concerts featuring the group have been canceled since the video emerged, more recently, their program from Plymouth, which was canceled only two days after its announcement.

The organizers cited security reasonsSaying that they had “followed advice from the authorities and agencies concerned”.

On Thursday, the MET police said: “On April 22, we were informed of an online video that would be from a musical event in London in November 2024.

“Following this, we were informed of another video, which would be from another musical event in London in November 2023.

“The two videos have been referred to the Internet reference unit against terrorism for evaluation by specialized officers, who determined that there are reasons for a more in -depth survey on potential offenses linked to the two videos.

“The investigation is now carried out by command officers of the MET counter-terrorism and investigations are currently underway.”

In a declaration Earlier this week, the ball joint declared having rejected “any suggestion that we would seek to encourage violence against any deputy or individual.”

The declaration indicates: “Let’s be unequivocal: we are not doing, and we have never supported Hamas or Hezbollah”

They declared that “an extract of sequences, deliberately removed from any context, is now exploited and armed, as if it were a call for action”.

Referring to two deputies who have been murdered in the United Kingdom in recent years, the trio has added: “To the Ames and Cox families, we send our sincere excuses, we have never intended to hurt you.”

A cabinet minister said the rap group should not be allowed to perform at the Glastonbury Festival, where he is listed for Saturday.

The chief of municipalities, Lucy Powell, said that although the final decision is for the festival organizers, she thought that “nobody in this house” would want to see the group in Glastonbury, adding: “We will all continue to say so strong and clear”.

The ball joint was confronted with criticism and commercial consequences after posting messages on the war in Gaza during their set at the American music festival Coachella earlier this month.

They were abandoned by their sponsor and reservation agent independent agent of the group of artists (IAG) and former X Factor Sharon Osbourne called for the revocation of American joke visas.

Following this, images emerged from a previous concert, which is now the subject of an investigation by officers to combat terrorism.

A number of artists have signed a joint declaration in support of the ball joint.

FONTAINES DC, Annie Mac, BIPICE, Massive Attack, Pulp, Paul Weller and Christy Moore are among the artists who have signed the open letter by Knecap record company, Heavenly Recordings.

The press release said there was a “clear and concerted attempt to censor and, ultimately, the group”.

He accused “political figures” in Westminster and in the British media of being “openly engaged in a campaign to remove the ball joint from the public”.

“As artists, we feel the need to record our opposition to any political repression of artistic freedom,” added the press release.

“In a democracy, no political personality or political party should have the right to dictate who does and does not play in music festivals or concerts that will be appreciated by thousands of people.”

The ball joints are a rap trio that speaking Irish who has curved controversy With their provocative words and their goods.

The group was trained in 2017 by three friends who go through the stage names of Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and Dj Próvaí.

Their ascent to glory inspired a semi-fiction film with the actor nominated with Oscars Michael Fassbender.

The film won a Prix de la British Academy of Film (BAFTA) in February 2025.