An NHS surgeon who posted anti-Semitic comments online after the outbreak of the Israel-Gaza war has been struck off the roll, reports The Telegraph.
Dr Manoj Sen had made offensive posts against Jewish people on Facebook shortly after the 7 October attacks, and when screenshots were sent to the police, he was arrested and later issued a caution.
He subsequently left his job after 45 years in the profession and has been struck off the medical register.
At the time, he was working as a surgeon at Northwick Park Hospital in London, having previously been a lecturer at Imperial College London.
Comments were calculated
At a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service hearing, it was concluded that Sen’s comments were “calculated, sustained and repeatedly targeted towards Jewish identity”.
Sen did not provide a statement to the tribunal, but wrote to the General Medical Council in February 2024 and said: “I am neither racist nor an anti-Semite. At no time did I make any anti-Israeli comments.”
He said: “I must have lost my senses as … I made wrongful and injudicious remarks – for which I have apologised in public on Facebook as well as privately to the police.”
He was arrested and interviewed after being reported. issued a caution, and said he “sincerely apologises” on his Facebook account.
The tribunal found that his comments were motivated by hostility or prejudice against Jewish people.
“The tribunal also bore in mind that while there was reference in the papers to Sen having expressed regret, there was no evidence of a formal written of an acknowledgement of his wrongdoing in a statement or letter before these proceedings.
“The tribunal concluded that, on the balance of probabilities, when he made these comments, Sen was motivated by hostility towards and prejudice against Jews.”