Gym case postponed

A GYM boss from Swakopmund charged with crimen injuria will remain in custody for another two weeks after his case had to be postponed in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court yesterday in the absence of a magistrate.

Heinz Laube (29), who allegedly filmed women in the Genesis Health and Fitness club’s dressing room, will appear again on September 22 for a formal bail application. Laube’s legal representative Jan Oliver told The Namibian yesterday that the State had already indicated it would oppose the bail application.Laube was re-arrested and imprisoned last week when the Police received a tip-off that he had applied for a passport.Bail granted to him after his first court appearance on August 11 was withdrawn when he was arrested last week.The assistant magistrate at Swakopmund could not proceed with the case yesterday and had to postpone it.Laube’s legal representative Jan Oliver told The Namibian yesterday that the State had already indicated it would oppose the bail application.Laube was re-arrested and imprisoned last week when the Police received a tip-off that he had applied for a passport.Bail granted to him after his first court appearance on August 11 was withdrawn when he was arrested last week.The assistant magistrate at Swakopmund could not proceed with the case yesterday and had to postpone it.