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Sign language interpreter in honor of Mandela says he was hallucinating .
Man was accused of being phony and faked gestures in South Africa
In an interview , he said he had a schizophrenic episode on stage .
The man accused of being an impostor to make the interpretation of the sign language of
the speeches of authorities during tribute to former South African leader Nelson Mandela
on Tuesday ( 10 ) , said he was " hallucinating and hearing voices ," the local newspaper
Thamsanqa Jantjie told the newspaper he suffered a " schizophrenic episode " while on stage
during the event . " There was nothing I could do .
I was alone in a very dangerous situation , "he said .
" I tried to control myself and not show the world what was happening . I apologize . "
Thamsanqa claims to have the qualifications to act as an interpreter of sign language
, and said working for a company that paid $ 85 for his performance in Tuesday event.
The man said he did not know if it was the magnitude of the event or the joy to participate
in the tribute to Mandela that triggered the schizophrenic attack on stage .
Suddenly , he said he lost his concentration began to hear voices and hallucinate .
Thamsanqa told that despite this , he could not leave the stage - so we kept making gestures
, despite having no sense. Hallucinations caused the man could not hear
what was said and , consequently , interpret sentences in the language of signs .