NHS doctor Rahmeh Aladwan, 31, has been charged with “multiple counts of inviting support for Hamas”, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed.
The British Palestinian medic, a trainee trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, was suspended by a medical tribunal for 15 months in November after posting allegedly antisemitic comments on social media.
The tribunal found that she had shared support for “violent action and terrorist organisations”.
Dr Aladwan has denied making racist or hateful comments.
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) determined last year that Dr Aladwan’s posts “may impact on patient confidence” and that they may be “discouraged” from seeking treatment from her.
Her lawyer told the tribunal that there was “no evidence” that any alleged posts had had “any impact on patient safety or her ability to fulfil her duties as a doctor”.
The General Medical Council’s social media guidelines state that its personnel have “freedom of belief, privacy, and expression”.
A suspended NHS doctor has been charged with ‘multiple counts of inviting support for Hamas’
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