THE police are investigating remarks made at an anti-lockdown protest about the hanging of medical staff after the Nuremberg Trials.

Addressing a rally in Trafalgar Square, London, Kate Shemirani, a former nurse, asked for details of NHS workers to be collected and sent to her.

“Get their names. Email them to me. With a group of lawyers, we are collecting all that,” she said.

“At the Nuremberg Trials, the doctors and nurses stood trial and they hung. If you are a doctor or a nurse, now is the time to get off that bus ... and stand with us the people,” she added.

Shemirani, who was struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council last month for spreading misinformation about Covid, made the remarks at an anti-lockdown and anti-vaccine protest that was promoted as a “worldwide rally for freedom” and was held five days after virtually all restrictions were lifted in England and Scotland moved to Level 0 curbs.

Several NHS workers expressed anger on social media and called for the police to take action. 

Rachel Clarke, a palliative care doctor, posted a video of the protest on Twitter and wrote: "Conspiracy theorist, anti-vaxxer and struck-off nurse Kate Shemirani is here literally threatening NHS doctors with the noose. I believe she is inciting hatred and would be grateful @metpoliceuk if you could please investigate. Please RT if you agree."

Kate Jarman, director of corporate affairs at Milton Keynes University Hospital, said on Twitter that Shemirani’s remarks were not an isolated incident. “We’ve had letters accusing us of genocide, I’ve had similar over social media, I expect every doctor, nurse and NHS employee who has any kind of social media/ public profile has,” she said. “It’s abhorrent.”

Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden wrote on Twitter: “As an ICU doctor who has given everything trying to save lives this makes me want to cry.”

Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, said: “This is utterly appalling, and I have raised it directly with the Met Police. Our NHS staff are the heroes of this pandemic and Londoners from across this city roundly reject this hate.”

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said that the remarks were being investigated. “We are aware of video circulating online showing a speech that occurred during a rally in Trafalgar Square on Saturday, 24 July," they stated. Officers are carrying out inquiries to establish whether any offences have been committed. No arrests have been made.”

NHS Million, a campaign group, tweeted: “This is what NHS staff woke up to this morning. A rally talking about hanging doctors and nurses. This has caused considerable distress amongst NHS staff.”

Shemirani had her Twitter account suspended late last year.

In an interview with the BBC in October, Shemirani's son Sebastian Shemirani said his mother was someone "with a massive amount of self-interest" who "loves being the centre of attention".

He said what she was doing online and at rallies was "dangerous" and a threat to public health. He said he no longer has a relationship with his mother because of her beliefs in conspiracy theories.

The Nuremberg Trials took place after World War Two when prominent members of the Nazi regime were prosecuted for their role in the Holocaust and other war crimes.