Justice of the Peace has stated she doesn’t perceive the “case for secrecy” as she rejected Nick Kyrgios’ request for a three-month adjournment in his assault case.
The Wimbledon finalist is charged with widespread assault over an alleged incident in January 2021 involving his former associate Chiara Passari.
He didn’t seem on the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Magistrates Court docket on Tuesday morning, the place his solicitor Michael Kukulies-Smith requested the matter be put over till November 25 on the grounds that Mr Kyrgios spends little of his time within the territory and that an software was deliberate.
Justice of the Peace Louise Taylor rejected the request and took subject with the lawyer’s unwillingness to enter element about why a delay was needed.
“I’m not fairly sure what the case for secrecy is,” she advised Mr Kukulies-Smith in Canberra.
“A number of defendants have issues they’d just like the courtroom to accommodate,” Ms Taylor added, in reference to the tennis participant’s competitors schedule.
The Justice of the Peace stated she was not going to grant a three-month adjournment on “the premise of an software that is perhaps made”.
Mr Kukulies-Smith acknowledged to the courtroom the request was an “indulgence” however was not in a position to give additional element in regards to the nature of the deliberate software, citing the “giant contingent of media” which was current behind him.
The prosecution advised the courtroom additionally they didn’t help the “secrecy” surrounding Mr Kukulies-Smith’s software, which had not but been made.
The case has been adjourned till October 4.
Kyrgios has carried out nicely on the courtroom since Wimbledon and can be seeded on the US Open, which begins on August 29.
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