“Justice delayed is justice denied”, Halep “devastated” after the ITIA postponed her hearing for the third time
Simona Halep published a new statement on her social media channels after the ITIA postponed her hearing one month later. It’s duplicated here.
“Once again, tonight, I am devastated. The ITF (ITIA) has once again, for the third time postponed my hearing one month later! I am waiting to be judged since last October. In December, I have finally been able, thanks to experts, to show that the lot of the supplement I was using had been contaminated, which caused the positive control. I have asked, as the rules of the anti-doping state it, for a quick hearing: this is my right, it is written in the rules!
Unfortunately, the ITF (ITIA) has postponed my hearing three times, denying me the right to be judged by an Independant Tribunal. Not allowing me to participate into any tournament for 8 months. Now I know that I will have missed the Australian Open, Roland-Garros and Wimbledon. Not to mention that I will have lost all my points and my ranking.
Not only they are killing my reputation, but also me as a professional player, and I don’t even talk about the consequences on my mental health. This disrespect of the rules by the ITF (ITIA) regarding the fast hearing I am entitled to have, is so disrespectful to me that I have no more words..
“Justice delayed is justice denied.”
Simona”