Simona Halep was supposed to receive a verdict 14 days after being questioned in the doping scandal, but is still waiting for an answer. The situation of the former WTA leader was also commented on by the former lawyer of the International Olympic Committee, Madalina Diakonu, who advises her to apply to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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Simona Halep advised to refer to TAS – Sport Resolutions and ITIA guilty of contempt of justice

It’s been two months since Halep appeared before the judges, and Diaconu believes that Sport Resolutions and ITIA should have decided the Romanian’s case by now.

The IT director’s former lawyer recommends Simona go to CAS and says the case “could be resolved within 6-8 months”.

“Simone can now file a lawsuit against Sport Resolutions and the Tennis Integrity Agency at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne. It is very difficult, it is possible, it is not impossible, but it is very difficult!

In this case, should Sport Resolutions delay the arbitration long enough to prove that they are actually guilty of a denial of justice?

Everything is possible, but cases of infection are particularly special. Essentially, the Sport Resolutions panel asked Simon to provide very reliable, very clear and sufficient evidence or evidence on two issues.

The first aspect is very important to prove how the prohibited substance got into his body, apart from doping. Second, to also prove by very, very clear and sufficient evidence that she had no intention for one second to dope and that there was no negligence on her part or her part in this situation.

These are two very difficult conditions to demonstrate, but they can be demonstrated. There have been cases where other athletes who have had to deal with cases of contamination, especially of food products, have managed to win the case, most notably at TAS in Lausanne.

A lawsuit can be filed directly with TAS. There were a few cases, very rare, one of which I managed myself. In these cases, it all depends on how strong the evidence is that her legal team presents to Sport Resolutions or later CAS.

It is necessary to demonstrate all the steps, that is, millimeter by millimeter it is necessary to argue and demonstrate how this substance can get into her body. If that evidence is sufficient and convincing, then we can say that he has a chance, maybe one in ten, or maybe two in ten, let’s say, of getting a favorable verdict.

The good news is that the procedures at CAS just got better! A new provision has been published which now provides for much shorter time limits which are binding, this time, for arbitrators.

It’s hard to estimate, however, I would guess that in this case, if it went to CAS, it would be a case that could be resolved between 6 and 8 months, probably.” – Deacon’s Medellinquoted by ProSport.

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Know:

• The news that Simona Halep was temporarily suspended for doping appeared on Friday, October 21, 2022.

• Halep is temporarily suspended from tennis after testing positive for Roxadustat (conducted during the 2022 US Open). Later, Simona was also accused of “violations” in the biological sports passport.

• Simona’s case is now being heard by Sport Resolutions, an independent court in London that hears doping cases in white sport.

• However, if innocence cannot be proven, Simone has one more appeal: the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.

• It will be recalled that the maximum suspension that Halep could receive is 4 years.

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