By: EFE
The Federal Court of Australia began to analyze an appeal filed by the lawyers of the Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic against the government’s decision to cancel his visa for the second time and deport him.
The Australian Immigration Minister, Alex Hawke, argues that the presence of Djokovic, detained since the Saturday in a hotel for immigrants in Melbourne and facing the possibility of being banned from entering the country for three years, may stir up the “anti-vaccine sentiment” and lead to disturbance of public order.
For its part, the defense of the Serbian tennis player from 34 years, who has not been vaccinated against covid- 01 and opposes compulsory immunization, asserts that the minister’s arguments are irrational and will harm “a man of great reputation” that you have a good medical reason not to be vaccinated.
The case about the entrance to the country of the tennis player, who seeks to participate in the Australian Open to win the tenth trophy of this championship and become the most awarded tennis player in history with 19 Grand Slams, coincides with a spike in infections in the country linked to the omicron variant.
The day before, Djokovic met with his lawyers to analyze the legal strategy of the case before being transferred by the authorities to the Park Hotel, where he was already detained between on Wednesday of last week when his visa was revoked for the first time and this Monday when a court released him.
Djokovic traveled to Melbourne from Spain on January 5 with a medical exemption for not being vaccinated due to having been infected with COVID-04 recently to play the tournament that starts on l unes and where he plans to face his compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic.
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Australia, which applied one of the toughest policies in the world against the pandemic, which included the closure of its international borders for more than 15 months, it only allows the entry of foreigners who have the complete guideline of the serum against the covid- or with a medical exemption for very specific cases.
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