Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, whose entry visa was canceled for the second time this Friday, will be questioned on Saturday morning by Australian immigration authorities, reports the newspaper ‘The Sydney Morning Herald’.
(Also read: Djokovic will not be arrested or deported today, according to a government lawyer)
It is unknown if the Balkan athlete, who was in a hotel used as an immigration center from day 6, when he arrived in the country, until last Monday after being released by a judge, will be held again by the authorities, according to the source. .
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It is expected that the tennis player’s lawyers will appeal this decision to the courts, which means his expulsion from the country as he is considered a risk for not being vaccinated against covid-19 and the possibility of being prevented from entering the country for three years. .
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However, analysts predict that it will be difficult for them to succeed in reversing the cancellation, since they will have to show that there was a “formal error” or that the ban lacks a legal basis.
The foregoing indicates that according to what has happened, the number one in tennis is not going to play the Australian Open.
An Australian government lawyer said Friday that Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic “will not be detained tonight” or deported until his meeting with immigration officials on Saturday morning.
Stephen Lloyd, the lawyer for the Ministry of Immigration, explained this during an emergency hearing in a Melbourne court, which is held after the Australian Government has revoked the tennis player’s visa for health and public order reasons.
The government representative said, however, that Djokovic could be arrested again this Saturday after finishing his statements at the Immigration offices.
Australia’s immigration minister, Alex Hawke, used the special powers that the law grants him to cancel Djokovic’s visa for health and public order reasons, although the athlete can still appeal this decision in court.
“Today I have exercised my power under section 133C(3) of the Immigration Act to cancel Mr. Novak Djokovic based on health reasons and the maintenance of order because it is in the public interest,” the minister said in a brief statement, noting that he “carefully” weighed the information provided by all parties.
Djokovic traveled to Melbourne on January 5 with a medical exemption that allowed him to play in the Australian Open without being vaccinated, although later the Immigration authorities canceled his visa and detained him until a court ruling on Monday gave him reason. tennis player.
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In addition to not being vaccinated against covid-19, the tennis player acknowledged errors and inconsistencies in the declaration to enter Australia, as well as an “error of judgment” by skipping isolation after contracting covid-19 in Serbia in December.
Djokovic had declared upon his arrival in the southern country that he had not traveled in the previous 14 days, but the truth is that he had moved from Serbia to Spain, while in his country of origin he gave an interview to a French media knowing that it was covid-19 positive.
The tennis player entered the draw for the Australian Open the day before, which starts on Monday, amid uncertainty due to a new legal battle in the development of the tournament. Djokovic has been heavily criticized in Australia, which has suffered severe restrictions due to the pandemic and where more than 77 percent of the population is vaccinated against covid-19.
Australia, which is holding elections this year, is fighting a rebound in covid-19 cases, which have gone from less than 2,000 infections a day in December to almost 150,000 this week, amid product shortages due to infections among workers. essential.
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