Miqueas Martínez Secchi Fired After Antisemitic Post on X

Miqueas Martínez Secchi, a medical resident at José de San Martín General Hospital in La Plata, Argentina, was fired and criminally reported after a post attributed to him on X (formerly Twitter) containing antisemitic and extremely violent content circulated widely online.

The incident became public on Monday after screenshots of a post from the account @Miqveas were shared on social media. The message allegedly called for direct violence against the Jewish community. Although the post was later deleted, it had already been documented and redistributed by other users.

A criminal complaint was filed by attorney Jorge Monastersky and was assigned by lottery to Federal Court No. 6 of Comodoro Py, currently overseen by Judge María Eugenia Capuchetti. In addition to the criminal filing, the attorney requested the immediate professional disqualification of Martínez Secchi, citing concerns over the safety of Jewish patients who could have been under his medical care.

According to the complaint, the content of the post cannot be interpreted as opinion, metaphor, political criticism, or protected speech, but rather as a direct and explicit incitement to lethal violence, which significantly elevates its legal severity.

Based on publicly available information linked to the account—subject to verification during the investigation—the account holder is believed to be Martínez Secchi, who identified himself online as a physician working at the La Plata hospital. The screenshots were shared, among others, by X user Dani Lerer, who is not named in the complaint and is described as having only brought the post to public attention before it was removed.

Prosecutors preliminarily classified the alleged conduct under Articles 209, 149 bis (second paragraph), and 213 of the Argentine Penal Code, as well as Article 3 of Law 23.592, the country’s anti-discrimination law. The filing emphasizes that these statutes are intended not only to punish specific discriminatory acts, but also to prevent the creation of an environment of hostility and violence against protected groups.

The complaint requests that the court formally recognize the existence of potentially criminal conduct, preserve digital evidence, appoint court-certified computer forensics experts, and continue the investigation with any additional measures deemed necessary.

The case remains under active judicial review.