A spokesman for Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke confirmed that he is again considering canceling the visa of Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic. It is reported by the Australian newspaper The Age.
“Following today’s decision by the Federal District Court and the Family Court on procedural grounds, Secretary of Immigration Hawke may, at his discretion, consider canceling Mr Djokovic’s visa pursuant to his personal power to cancel under section 133C (3) of the Migration Act … Minister is currently considering this issue, and the process continues, ”said the spokesman.
Earlier today, January 10, the Australian Federal Court upheld Djokovic’s appeal against the decision to annul his visa and ordered him to be released from quarantine at a hotel in Melbourne. After that, his father said that Novak Djokovic was arrested again and plans to be deported from Australia.
The tennis player must take part in the Australian Open Grand Slam tournament, starting on January 17, but did not pass passport control due to lack of vaccination against COVID-19. The tennis player said that he had a medical disqualification from vaccination, however, the Australian authorities argued that he did not provide the necessary evidence. The Serbian Foreign Ministry protested Australia over the refusal to issue a visa to the athlete.
Details – in the material of “Kommersant” “Novak Djokovic returned to freedom.”
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