NHS doctor charged with four counts of inviting support for Hamas
The Facts
- Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, an NHS doctor aged 31, was arrested at her home in Pilning, South Gloucestershire, by Metropolitan Police officers.
- Police said the arrest followed alleged breaches of bail conditions imposed after previous arrests.
- Aladwan was charged with four counts of inviting support for Hamas, which police described as a proscribed group.
- Police said the charges relate to comments or material posted online between 23 July and 31 December last year.
- Police said Aladwan was also charged with two additional offences, including allegations related to publishing or distributing written material and using threatening, abusive or insulting words to stir up racial hatred.
- She was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday.
Context
What exactly was Aladwan charged with?
Police said she faces four counts of inviting support for Hamas and two additional charges connected to written material and words alleged to have stirred up racial hatred BBC,Independent,Mirror,Sky News.
Why was she arrested before the charges were filed?
The Metropolitan Police said she was arrested at her home because officers believed she had breached bail conditions imposed after earlier arrests BBC,Independent,Mirror,Yahoo News UK,Sky News.
What happens next in the case?
Police said Aladwan was remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday BBC,Sky News,London Now.
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