THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) confirmed, on Monday, that Mikhail McLennan, the man who reportedly impersonated a medical doctor for years, will be charged.

Following input from the Police Legal Adviser, the law enforcement agency said McLennan will be charged with Improper Use of Medical Title, contrary to Section 13 (1) (c) of the Medical Practitioner Act, Chapter 32:02. He appears at the Diamond Magistrates Court today.

McLennan’s qualifications were first publicly called into question in July when the Guyana Cancer Foundation distanced itself from him after he had been named prior, as an affiliate of the organisation.

“Guyana Cancer Foundation wishes to notify the General Public that Mikhail Radius McLennan is not a doctor and they [sic] are no records showing he is registered at [the] Medical Council of Guyana.

“He had asked to volunteer with Guyana Cancer Foundation. I took him as a Volunteer but then persons from the Media and others called to confirm that he is not a doctor. I questioned him about his Medical Degree and he refused to send a copy of it to us.

“He said he is working as a Medical Officer/Pharmacist at ROK Pharmacy and there is no such Pharmacy exist [sic]! He no longer affiliated with Guyana Cancer Foundation!” the foundation’s President and Founder, Bibi Hassan, had shared on social media.

A copy of a document reported to be McLennan’s curriculum vitae was also published by the foundation.