ALLEGED BOGUS DOCTOR RELEASED ON BAIL FOR CONTRAVENING THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT.
MPUMALANGA – Ilunga Pierre Mwenze (38), foreign national alleged bogus medical doctor appeared before the Hendrina Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 11 April 2023 after he was arrested during a joint intelligence driven operation conducted by the Middelburg based Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team together with Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) at Hendrina Med 24 on Wednesday, 5 April 2023. He was charged with practising as a health professional while not registered with the council in terms of the Health Professions Act.
It was reported that on Tuesday, 4 April 2023, that the suspect who was monitored by the police for some time was finally found on duty. The said doctor was interviewed by the HPCSA inspectors who discovered that he was not registered with the council as a medical practitioner. However, the ‘doctor’ allegedly informed the inspectors that he had his registration papers and he was instructed to produce the papers but he failed.
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He was then arrested and charged with contravention of the Health Professions Act. Patients’ files and registers were confiscated for further investigation.
The accused was released on R5 000 bail and the case was postponed to 13 April 2023 for further investigation.
Enquiries: Captain Dineo Lucy Sekgotodi on 071 481 3493.
