Avon and Somerset Police within the UK have confirmed they’ve launched a legal investigation into each Kneecap and Bob Vylan following their respective performances at Glastonbury over the weekend.
“A senior detective has been appointed to steer this investigation,” a spokesperson introduced on Monday. “This has been recorded as a public order incident right now whereas our enquiries are at an early stage.”
The investigation shall be “evidence-led and can carefully think about all acceptable laws, together with regarding hate crimes,” the spokesperson added. “Now we have acquired a considerable amount of contact in relation to those occasions from individuals internationally and recognise the energy of public feeling. There may be completely no place in society for hate.”
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Throughout their set, Kneecap led the gang in chants of “Fuck [UK Prime Minister] Keir Starmer” and “Free, free Palestine.” Additionally they instructed the gang to “begin a riot outdoors the courts” throughout band member Mo Chara’s upcoming hearings within the UK, the place he faces a terror offense tied to allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag at a London live performance in 2024. They later clarified: “No riots — simply love and assist, and assist for Palestine.”
In the meantime, duri Bob Vylan led chants of “Free Palestine” and “Loss of life to the IDF.” At one other level of their set, the duo displayed a message on the display behind them that learn: “Free Palestine. The United Nations have known as it a genocide. The BBC calls it a ‘battle.’” Mockingly, whereas the BBC selected to not broadcast Kneecap’s set in hopes of avoiding controversy, they aired Bob Vylan’s as an alternative.
The members of Bob Vylan have already had their US visas revoked and been dropped by their expertise company. Nevertheless, the group is standing by the message they delivered at Glastonbury, with Bobby Vylan writing in an Instagram publish on Sunday night time, “Instructing our kids to talk up for the change they need and wish is the one method that we make this world a greater place.” He captioned the publish, “I mentioned what I mentioned.”
