Doctor posted on social media in support of Hamas, court hears
Dr Rahmeh Aladwan appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday where she indicated not guilty pleas to four counts of inviting support for the proscribed group.
An NHS doctor charged with posting on social media in support of Hamas has been released on bail.
Dr Rahmeh Aladwan appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday where she indicated not guilty pleas to four counts of inviting support for the proscribed group.
The court heard the charges date from July 23 to December 31 last year, and relate to comments or material posted online.
The 31-year-old also indicated not guilty pleas for stirring up racial hatred using words or behaviour at a speech she allegedly made at a protest on July 21 in King Charles Street, Westminster, and stirring up racial hatred through the publishing and distributing of written material on November 19.
Dr Aladwan was arrested at her home in Pilning, south Gloucestershire, on Thursday morning for allegedly breaching police bail conditions imposed after previous arrests, police said.
She was taken to a central London police station and charged with the six offences.
Aladwan, who is British Palestinian and appeared in the dock on Friday wearing a beige hoodie and a black jacket, was released on conditional bail ahead of a next hearing on April 24 at the Old Bailey.
She spoke only to confirm her identity and indicate her pleas.
Before and during the hearing, more than a dozen protesters gathered outside the court waving Palestinian flags and carrying placards.
The group banged a drum and their chants could be heard within the court building.
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