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    Australian Organic Food Store Shut For Alleged Repeated Covid-19 Breaches, Owner Says “No Vigilante”

    zenger.newsBy zenger.newsJuly 28, 2021No Comments3 Mins Read
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    SYDNEY — The owner of a Sydney organic food store—shut down for repeated breaches of Covid-19 restrictions—says he’s not a “vigilante” or trying to push buttons.

    Pete Melov’s shop cannot open until August 3 after state workplace health and safety regulator SafeWork NSW alleged serial breaches of the Covid-19 public health orders.

    New South Wales police have received numerous complaints in recent weeks about the Mascot store’s compliance with public health orders, leading to several warnings, fines for not wearing face masks, multiple charges, and Melov spending hours in police custody.

    But Melov says he isn’t “some kook,” and he has good reason to not wear a face mask.

    Injuries, surgeries, and scar tissue on and around his ears mean he cannot apply any pressure on them, he says.

    As for the lack of a QR code check-in system for Pete’s Organic Market, he said he was confused by terms and conditions he was required to sign, as they also stated he wasn’t required by law to provide certain information.

    New South Wales police have received numerous complaints in recent weeks about the Mascot store’s compliance with public health orders, leading to several warnings, fines for not wearing face masks, multiple charges and Melov spending hours in police custody. (Dean Lewins/AAP Image)

    “I rang up everybody; nobody knew about the privacy policy,” he said.

    Melov said he was quite prepared to implement the system, mandatory for all retail businesses, if someone answered his questions.

    “I’m not a vigilante, I’m not against the community, I’d like things explained to me if I’m asked to sign it,” he said.

    He hoped people would stop dobbing on his business, which he says supports single mothers and others in the community struggling to get by under the city’s strict lockdown.

    “I give boxes of food away; I am doing as much as I can to help the community,” Melov said.

    “I am not blaming the police; I have the greatest respect for the law; I follow the law.”

    Melov’s shopfront is adorned with a sign stating, “the law serves us, the law doesn’t control us, 99.97 percent recover naturally”.

    According to official statistics, one in every 36 Covid-19 cases recorded in Australia has resulted in death. By comparison, one death occurred in over 56 cases in the United States, and one fatality per 74.5 cases in India.

    One in every 12 active cases in Australia is being treated in hospital, with almost a third of those in intensive care.

    SafeWork New South Wales said it was disappointing that some businesses did not understand the seriousness of Covid-19.

    “This fruit store has shown a blatant disregard for the safety of the community,” Dimitri Argeres, compliance officer, said in a statement.

    “It is clear that the ongoing operation of this business presents a significant risk to public health and (it) needs to be sent a strong message.”

    Melov is due to face Downing Centre Local Court on August 12 to defend charges of breaching the public health order and not wearing a fitted face-covering in a retail business.

    Edited by Saptak Datta and Krishna Kakani



    The post Australian Organic Food Store Shut For Alleged Repeated Covid-19 Breaches, Owner Says “No Vigilante” appeared first on Zenger News.

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