I think it's because he isn't out yet
Pettiness. That's my unbiased take.
Because it doesn't make sense to not want to testify against the one who put you in the hospital unwillingly. But the spite he has with ML is too strong for him to acknowledge the situation.
cos that paints a target on him for the rest of his life. he is never going to be safe and cops clearly don't care about that.
plus they are threaten him with charges and bullshitting him hard, ofc hee would feel insane
why tf the mc doesn’t want to testify?