Australia has cancelled Novak Djokovic's visa and so he will have to be deported unless he files an appeal.
Although the Serbian star of the world tennis was vindicated last Monday by the federal court, the immigration minister of Australia using his personal power which the Constitution of the country gives him and blocked his presence Nole in the country and in the tournament. However, the serial probably will have more episodes.
BREAKING: Novak Djokovic's Australian visa has been cancelled for a second time.
Immigration Minister Alex Hawke used his personal power on “health and good order grounds, on the basis that it was in the public interest to do so”.#Djokovic #DjokovicOut #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/qN8Cpp6i0v
- Clay (@pinkman4444) January 14, 2022
«Today I exercised the authority pursuant to Article 133C(3) of the Act on the Immigration to cancel the visa held by Mr. Novak Djokovic, for reasons of health and public order, in the public interest. This decision followed orders of the Federal District and Family Court on January 10, 2022, vacating an earlier order of annulment on grounds of fairness.
In making this decision, I have carefully considered the information provided to me by the Department of Home Affairs, the Australian Border Force and Mr Djokovic. The Morrison Government is firmly committed to protecting Australia's borders, particularly in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.
I thank the officers of the Department of Home Affairs and the Australian Border Force who work every day to serve Australia's interests in increasingly challenging operational environments,» the statement said.
The Australian Open starts on Monday
The Australian Open starts next Monday, January 17, and the world's top tennis player has the right to appeal the decision in the hope that the 34-year-old will right for the second time. But if it decides not to take legal action, it will have to abandon on Country.
Now, the Serb is expected to be arrested and brought to the Hotel where the irregulars immigrants. If he appeals and it is not considered over the weekend with an urgent procedure to come to an immediate decision -which is expected to ask his lawyers- then even if he is vindicated he is expected to lose the tournament.
The story of Novak Djokovic and the cancellation of his visa
It is recalled that the saga of the cancellation of his visa Djokovic and their deportation from Country started from the fact that the Australian government does not accept the medical exception filed by Nole given that he has not been vaccinated against coronavirus.
At the same time, the position of the number one tennis player in the world ranking Charged from his mistake in the travel form he filled in («hiding» the trip from Belgrade to Marbella), but also from his admission that broke quarantine when he tested positive last December.
