Police launch felony investigation into Bob Vylan and Kneecap units

[ad_1] A felony investigation has been launched over performances by Bob Vylan and Kneecap at Glastonbury on Saturday, Avon and Somerset Police has mentioned.

The power mentioned it had appointed a senior detective to analyze whether or not feedback made by both act amounted to a felony offence after reviewing footage.

An announcement continued: "This has been recorded as a public order incident presently whereas our enquiries are at an early stage.

"The investigation can be evidence-led and can intently contemplate all applicable laws, together with regarding hate crimes."

Police haven't specified which a part of Bob Vylan's or Kneecap's set could be topic to the felony investigation.

It comes after the BBC mentioned it ought to have reduce away from a stay broadcast of Bob Vylan's efficiency, throughout which the band's singer Pascal Robinson-Foster, who performs underneath the title Bobby Vylan, led a chant of "loss of life, loss of life to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]".

These feedback drew criticism of each the English punk-rap duo and the BBC for its stay protection of their efficiency.

The company mentioned it will "have a look at our steering round stay occasions so we might be certain groups are clear on when it's acceptable to maintain output on air", and labelled the remarks made in the course of the efficiency antisemitic.

Earlier, broadcast regulator Ofcom mentioned the BBC "clearly has inquiries to reply" over its protection, and the federal government questioned why the feedback have been aired stay.

The organisers of Glastonbury have beforehand mentioned they have been "appalled" by the feedback, which "crossed a line".

On Sunday, Robinson-Foster responded to the controversy on Instagram, writing "I mentioned what I mentioned" and an announcement in defence of political activism, with out addressing his on-stage feedback in additional element.

Since then, each members of Bob Vylan - who have been on account of embark on a tour of America later this yr - have had their US visas revoked, it's understood.

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau wrote on X: "Foreigners who glorify violence and hatred aren't welcome guests to our nation."

Avon and Somerset Police additionally confirmed the felony investigation would assess Kneecap's Glastonbury efficiency.

The Irish-language rap band are identified for making pro-Palestinian and political feedback throughout their stay performances and have attracted controversy previously.

Band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs underneath the title Mo Chara, was charged with a terrorism offence for allegedly displaying the flag of proscribed terrorist organisation Hezbollah at a gig. He has denied the cost.

Though there was no stay stream of Kneecap's efficiency, the BBC later uploaded a largely unedited model of the set to its Glastonbury highlights web page on BBC iPlayer.