The sentencing of Czech fugitive and alleged crime boss Radovan Krejcir has been postponed‚ possibly until next year. Krejcir and the five men found guilty with him appeared under strict security measures in the Johannesburg High Court on Tuesday.While heavily armed police officers lined the courtroom‚ reporters were blocked from taking their laptop computers‚ cellphones and cameras into the courtroom.National Prosecuting Authority spokeswoman Phindi Louw said the arrangements were due to a security risk but would not elaborate.Nardus Grove‚ a lawyer representing Krejcir‚ asked for a postponement because he had not been able to secure an advocate to represent Krejcir.Judge Colin Lamont found Krejcir‚ businessman Desai Lupondo‚ taxi boss Siboniso Miya and former Hawks Warrant Officers Samuel “Saddam” Maruping‚ Jeff Nthoroane and Lefu Jan Mofokeng guilty in August of crimes including kidnapping‚ attempted murder and attempted drug-dealing.The charges related to a botched drug deal. The men kidnapped and assaulted Bhekithemba Lukele in June 2013 in an attempt to draw out his brother‚ Doctor Nkosi‚ who had duped Krejcir out of a consignment of drugs.Sentencing was postponed twice before‚ first because Krejcir's then-advocate Annelene van den Heever had undergone an emergency knee operation and at a second occasion‚ because pre-sentencing reports were not ready and medical records for Krejcir needed to be obtained.On Tuesday‚ Grove said Krejcir wanted Advocate Sita Kolbe to represent him but Grove had not been able to secure her services because the police had not released Krejcir's frozen funds in time for him to pay Kolbe.He had to pay Kolbe by the end of October but the money was only became available on November 13‚ Grove told the court.But Lamont‚ expressing his unhappiness with the prospect of another delay‚ questioned why Grove had not made other arrangements.Grove said he planned to ask the court to order the police to release the funds‚ but the police kept promising that the money would be made available."I did everything in my power to be in a position that we can proceed [today]‚" Grove said.Prosecutor Louis Mashiane opposed the postponement application and accused Krejcir of employing delaying tactics.He said every court appearance delivered a fresh reason for being unable to proceed with sentencing.But Lamont also had harsh words for the police and prosecution."The police took the money accused number one [Krejcir] needed to defend his case‚ stalled Mr Grove by promising every day to hand it over until he brought an application [at court to have the money handed over]‚ and then at the last minute handed it over. Do you think that is how the state should treat an accused‚" he asked Mashiane.Lawyers for some of the other accused said they were ready to proceed but had not yet received pre-sentencing reports for all the accused.Mashiane said two of the pre-sentencing reports had been handed to defence lawyers on November 9. He said he had received the reports for three other accused on Tuesday morning and he would hand them to the defence teams then and there for the case to proceed on Tuesday afternoon.But Lamont said it would be unfair to expect defence lawyers to prepare and secure witnesses in such a short time.Grove suggested that the matter be postponed to the week of December 7 but Lamont said he would only be available for a few days that week and that may not be enough. All parties estimated that three to five days were needed to finalise the sentencing.Lamont asked the lawyers to agree on a date that would suit everyone and inform him. - Additional reporting by Roxanne Henderson and S'duduzo Dludla- TMG Digital/TMG Courts and Law..