00:01It was a very brief mention here at Southport Magistrates Court this morning and one that
00:07Dr Adib wasn't actually here for. He was represented by his lawyer Dan Rogers who
00:12requested that the case be adjourned. As you mentioned Dr Adib has been on bail since he
00:18was charged on May 1st. On that day he was charged with three counts of rape, two counts
00:24of deprivation of liberty and one count of sexual assault. What we heard in court today is that
00:30Dr Adib is actually facing six charges. What that sixth charge is we don't yet know because the
00:36charges weren't actually read out in court. We are following up right now with the court registry to
00:41understand more about what that charge is and Dan Rogers, Dr Adib's lawyer, as I said requested
00:49an adjournment. The matter will return here to Southport Magistrates Court in early July.
00:56It's important to note that the former Queensland Premier Anastasia Palaszczuk is not, well there's
01:02no suggestion of any wrongdoing or involvement on her behalf but what police will allege is that
01:08Dr Adib committed these offences against a woman in her 30s at his luxury Burleyheads apartment
01:16on March the 30th. More details are sure to come out as this case proceeds through the court systems
01:23here in Queensland.
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