Indian doctor Sunil Rao was arrested in Bahrain on Thursday for calling for genocide against Palestinians in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
His post on X reads: “IsraelFightsBack will have a scorched earth attack, many people will be killed and exiled, and Hamas will be destroyed (of course), so what will happen?” Can I ask? #Israel #Gaza #IsraelPalestinianconflict. Is it an armed occupation? ”
According to Bahrain Police, Rao was arrested by the Cybercrime Control Directorate of the Directorate General for Anti-Corruption and Economic and Electronic Security.
The 50-year-old Indian national was arrested for posting tweets on the X platform containing religious insults that could violate civil peace and social stability and affect public safety and security.
The Royal Bahrain Hospital, where Rao works as an internal medicine specialist, announced that he had been fired with immediate effect.
“It has come to our attention that Dr. Sunil Rao, a practicing internal medicine specialist, has posted tweets on social media platforms that are offensive to our society. His tweets and ideology are personal. We would like to confirm that this does not reflect the views or values of the hospital. This is a violation of our Code of Conduct and we will take the necessary legal action and his services will be terminated immediately. “The Royal Bahrain Hospital said in a statement.