The leader of an anti-Israel protest has been revealed as an NHS GP, under a different name, in an expose by the Mail.
Known as ‘Abdul Wahid’, the leader of Hizb ut-Tahrir in the UK has been working as a GP for over 20 years, under his real name Dr Wahid Asif Shaida.
Last weekend, Dr Shaida joined Hizb ut-Tahrir in London as they chanted ‘Jihad’ outside the Egyptian and Turkish embassies, celebrating the attacks started by terrorist organisation Hamas.
The rally was one of many taking part in the British capital, following the start of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7, where thousands of Israeli and Palestinian civilians have been killed as a result.
The Metropolitan Police have since been criticised for their handling of the rallies, particularly with extremist behaviour.
Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said following the demonstrations that there can be “no place for incitement to hatred or violence on Britain’s streets”.
Rowley added in defence of the force: “The law that we’ve designed around hate crime and terrorism over recent decades hasn’t taken full account of the ability in extremist groups to steer around those laws and propagating the truly toxic messages through social media. Those lines probably need re-drawing.”