布达佩斯当局称该乐队的演出构成"国家安全威胁"，而Kneecap乐队则表示此项禁令企图"压制那些揭露针对巴勒斯坦人种族灭绝的声音"。
匈牙利当局以涉嫌参与"反犹仇恨言论"和"支持恐怖主义"为由，禁止爱尔兰说唱团体Kneecap入境。
爱尔兰说唱组合Kneecap原定于8月6日至11日在布达佩斯举办的西盖特音乐节登台演出。
这支来自贝尔法斯特的乐队在演出中经常发表支持巴勒斯坦的言论，近期因指控以色列政府在加沙实施"种族灭绝"而引发争议。
匈牙利政府发言人科瓦奇·佐尔坦周四表示，该乐队成员"屡次发表支持恐怖主义和恐怖组织的反犹仇恨言论"。
科瓦奇在社交平台X上发文称："匈牙利对任何形式的反犹太主义行为都持零容忍态度。"他补充说，该乐队的计划演出"构成国家安全威胁"，因此已正式禁止该乐队入境匈牙利，为期三年。
科瓦奇补充道：“若他们入境，将依照国际准则予以驱逐。”
针对匈牙利发言人的言论，爱尔兰说唱团体Kneecap回应称，匈牙利的决定"毫无法律依据"，并强调"Kneecap全体成员在全球范围内均无任何犯罪记录"。
该乐队在X平台发布的声明中表示："显然，这是一场政治干扰，是企图进一步压制那些揭露针对巴勒斯坦人民种族灭绝行径的声音。"
六月，爱尔兰说唱团体Kneecap在英国格拉斯顿伯里音乐节演出期间，主唱利亚姆·奥格·汉奈（艺名Mo Chara）公开指控以色列在加沙犯下战争罪行。
在演出开始前，英国首相基尔·斯塔默表示，他认为Kneecap乐队的计划表演并不"合适"。
在说唱团体Kneecap于格拉斯顿伯里音乐节表演后，警方针对该三人组合在台上的言论启动了刑事调查。但最终因"缺乏足够证据证明任何罪行有实际定罪可能"，警方决定不再采取进一步行动。
Kneecap称此次调查是“政治性的警务恐吓”。
音乐人莫·查拉因涉嫌在11月的一场演出中展示支持激进组织真主党的旗帜，现已被正式指控犯有恐怖主义罪行。他对此予以否认。
英国和美国将**真主党**列为恐怖组织。
Budapest stated that the band's appearance posed a "national security threat", while Kneecap said the ban was an attempt to "silence those who call out genocide" against Palestinians.
Hungarian authorities have banned the Irish rap group Kneecap from entering the country, accusing them of engaging in "antisemitic hate speech" and "supporting terrorism".
Kneecap were set to perform at the Sziget Festival, taking place from 6 to 11 August in Budapest.
The Belfast-based band, which often shares pro-Palestinian messages during its shows, has attracted controversy in recent months after accusing the Israeli government of committing "genocide" in Gaza.
Hungarian government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said on Thursday that the band's members "repeatedly engage in antisemitic hate speech supporting terrorism and terrorist groups".
"Hungary has zero tolerance for antisemitism in any form," Kovacs said in a post on X , adding that the band's planned performance "posed a national security threat," and the band has therefore been formally banned from entering Hungary for three years.
"If they enter, expulsion will follow under international norms," Kovacs added.
Responding to the spokesman's comments, Kneecap said "there is no legal basis" for Hungary's decision and that "no member of Kneecap has ever been convicted of any crime in any country".
"It is clear that this is a political distraction and a further attempt to silence those who call out genocide against the Palestinian people," the band said in a statement on X .
During Kneecap's gig at Britain's Glastonbury Festival in June, frontman Liam 07g 07 hAnnaidh, performing under the stage name Mo Chara , accused Israel of war crimes in Gaza.
Ahead of the gig, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he doesn't think Kneecap's planned performance was "appropriate".
Following Kneecap's performance at Glastonbury, a criminal investigation was launched into comments made on stage by the trio. However, police ultimately decided not to pursue further action, citing "insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction for any offence".
Kneecap called the investigation "political policing intimidation".
Mo Chara has been formally charged with a terrorism offence after allegedly displaying a flag in support of the militant group Hezbollah during a gig in November. He denies the offence.
Hezbollah is designated as a terrorist organisation by the UK and the US.