BOGUS doctor Matthew Lani is a free man.
The 27-year-old who famously impersonated a doctor in Joburg walked away a free man after a brief appearance in the Joburg Magistrates Court on Tuesday, 31 October.
Matthew, who appeared in court on crutches, didn't want to reveal the cause and refrained from commenting on the matter.
His case was thrown out because of insufficient evidence.
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NPA spokeswoman Phindi Mjonondwane said: "There's no evidence at this stage that has linked the suspect to the alleged charges."
She further revealed that Matthew lied, but he can't be arrested for just lying.
"With the evidence that is currently contained in the docket, we had to decide as the prosecution whether there are prospects of a successful prosecution or not. To do that simply meant we need to differentiate between whether he lied, or we have a person who misrepresented.
"If we say a person misrepresented, that must be followed by actual prejudice. So currently, information that is obtained in the docket doesn't have that information," said Mjonondwane.
Matthew's lawyer, Dumisani Mabunda, said: "As we stated, the case has no prima facie evidence against the accused. So, there's no case against him. It's been withdrawn. However, there might be possible investigations. If there are further developments, the matter might be reinstated,"
Matthew confessed to the media that he was not a licensed doctor and that his real name is indeed Matthew Lani.
Matthew said he was glad the ordeal is over.
"This whole situation has been overwhelming from the day it started. The past couple of hours have been quite difficult, but I'm happy with the results and that the case got withdrawn.
"Right now, I just want to go home and sleep," he said.
