-court orders psychological evaluation

MIKHAIL McLennon, the man who allegedly impersonated a medical doctor, was, on Tuesday, released on $80,000 bail and ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation.
McLennon, 27, of Pattensen, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown was arraigned before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court.

He denied that, on June 3, 2022, at Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara, he pretended to Bibi Hassan that he was a person qualified to practise medicine.
McLennon’s attorney, Bernard DaSilva made an application for his client to be psychologically evaluated. DaSilva also asked for McLennon to be released on reasonable bail.

Magistrate Latchman later released McLennon on $80,000 bail and granted the attorney’s request for a psychological evaluation to be done.
The case is adjourned until October 28.

The Guyana Chronicle previously reported that McLennon’s qualifications were first publicly called into question in June when Hassan, the president of Guyana Cancer Foundation, distanced the organisation from him. McLennon was previously named 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!” Hassan had shared on social media.
A copy of a document reported to be McLennon’s curriculum vitae was also published by the foundation.