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Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by Nemere2020(op): 11:11am On Jan 10, 2022
Novak Djokovic has been arrested just hours after winning his appeal against the Australian government, according to his outspoken father.

The Australian government previously cancelled the tennis star’s visa and detained him when he arrived in Melbourne on Wednesday.

Djokovic won his appeal and a court ordered his immediate release – but another option was available to the Government, where the immigration minister himself could revoke the 34-year-old’s visa on account of the fact he is not vaccinated against coronavirus.

Now Srdjan Djokovic has now told Serbian journalists his son has been arrested by police, although the Australian government and tennis sources have said the claim is untrue.

Australian journalist Paul Karp told LBC earlier the stakes had “risen rather than receded” with Djokovic’s victory, because there remained a “nuclear option” for the immigration minister himself to deport the player – meaning his participation in the next three Australian Opens hangs in the balance.

“Novak Djokovic’s lawyers were attacking the fairness of the way that he was questioned in the early hours of the morning and particularly the fact that the Australian government reneged on a deal to allow him to talk to Tennis Australia officials,” Mr Karp told LBC’s Nick Ferrari at Breakfast.

“That was the focus of most of the argument but really Djokovic has won the battle but might still lose the war here, because the Australian government has agreed to quash the decision cancelling his visa… but the government lawyers told the court that they are considering using a separate power in the migration act for the immigration minister to personally cancel his visa.”

Mr Karp described it as a “nuclear option”, explaining that the repercussions of taking it could be huge.

“If they use this power he will be deported from Australia and cannot come back for three years, so as the judge observed at the end of the hearing today, the stakes have actually risen than receded because we’re now talking about whether he can play in the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Australian opens,” he said.

“It could even affect whether Australia is able to host the Australian open tournament in the next three years.”

The Australian government cancelled the 34-year-old’s visa, saying he was not exempt from the stringent vaccine rules despite claims he was recently infected with the virus.

But Judge Anthony Kelly has quashed the cancellation, and ordered the Australian Government to pay legal costs and release Djokovic from detention within half an hour.

But it does not mean the vaccine row is over.

Government counsel Christopher Tran notified the court that the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs – not the minister who made the original visa cancellation – will now consider whether to exercise a personal power of cancellation of Djokovic’s visa.

The virtual hearing began at 10am local time on Monday (11pm on Sunday in UK-time).

The Serb’s lawyers argued Australian border officials did not give Djokovic enough notice of the government’s intention to revoke his visa, and argued he had a valid exemption from vaccination due to being recently infected with coronavirus.

Djokovic travelled to Australia to play in the Australian Open last week, which begins on January 17.

The top-ranked Serb had hoped to defend his title and win a men’s record 21st Grand Slam singles title.

But, despite allegedly being told by officials he would be given an exemption to the stringent vaccine rules in order to compete, he was denied entry when he arrived at Melbourne’s airport on Wednesday.

The case has polarised opinion around the world and elicited heartfelt support for the tennis star in his native Serbia.

His parents recently joined a protest rally in the capital Belgrade, with his mother Dijana Djokovic telling the crowd: “Today is a big day.

“Today, the whole world will hear the truth.

“We hope that Novak will come out as a free man.

“We send great love to Novak.

“We believe in him, but also in the independent judiciary in Melbourne.”

Djokovic’s father Srdjan Djokovic said “this is happening because we are only a small part of the world, but we are proud people”.

He added: “They can’t break us. Novak is the personification of freedom, everything human that one man contains in himself. Shame on them!”

Mrs Djokovic said that the conditions in the hotel in Melbourne where Djokovic is staying are “not humane”.

“He doesn’t even have breakfast,” she said.

“He has a wall to stare at and he can’t even see a park in front or go out of the room.”
https://independent.ng/djokovic-arrested-hours-after-winning-australian-visa-fight/?utm_source=&utm_medium=facebook

Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by slawormiir: 11:16am On Jan 10, 2022
Damnnn niggar
Isoright
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by Chatflick(m): 11:16am On Jan 10, 2022
Slawormiir you stole my FTC. Nna eh take time
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by Jeromejnr(m): 11:16am On Jan 10, 2022
Vaccination causing problems all over the world.

Yet you hardly see the unvaccinated dying.

Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by okeyumez(m): 11:17am On Jan 10, 2022
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Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by SultanOfPuna: 11:17am On Jan 10, 2022
its better to fight Devil 1 on 1

Than to fight with Government

Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by jagged44: 11:17am On Jan 10, 2022
na wa
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by paulolee(m): 11:17am On Jan 10, 2022
wahala...you cnt fight the government
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by driand(m): 11:17am On Jan 10, 2022
cool
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by Nova1988(m): 11:17am On Jan 10, 2022
ah shit!

here we go again!
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by AFvckingAlpha(m): 11:17am On Jan 10, 2022
Drama unending.

The Aussie government clearly got a vendetta against the niggarr Djokovic.

That niggarr won way too many Australian open that they tired of him.

Everyone is a god niggarr, if he don’t want the vaccine he should be left alone, but he gonna have to live through the consequences.

I love science and shit but I wouldn’t take the vaccine

I said what I said
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by tstx(m): 11:17am On Jan 10, 2022
Hmm
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by Nobody: 11:17am On Jan 10, 2022
jagged44:
na wa
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Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by Oris4show(m): 11:18am On Jan 10, 2022
Wahala
Abeg dont prejur me
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by Nobody: 11:18am On Jan 10, 2022
This is a very serious. Don’t get vaccine, if you are not traveling abroad which is mandatory. That vaccine is not to be trusted. I’m a living testimony, it had happened to my wife’ relative before, she was vaccinated and another health issues came out
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by ihatebuhari(f): 11:18am On Jan 10, 2022
Hmmm

I don’t even like Australia. Nothing beats my LA
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by FERNANDEZISBACK: 11:18am On Jan 10, 2022
Chatflick:
Slawormiir you stole my FTC. Nna eh take time
Hit it next time and tag me..I have a price for you.. wink
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by Akakanfirstclass(m): 11:18am On Jan 10, 2022
The Government would not let the people to be...
Just like big nets like catching big fishes, so are the government after the big boys
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by SportsHD: 11:19am On Jan 10, 2022
huh
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by bigdammyj: 11:19am On Jan 10, 2022
Noted
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by OrdinaryNigeria(m): 11:19am On Jan 10, 2022
Wow
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by Xenejet120: 11:19am On Jan 10, 2022
Australia sha,omo na badluck for him
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by EnEnPeecee: 11:19am On Jan 10, 2022
They should let this guy be na han han
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by GENES11S: 11:20am On Jan 10, 2022
Djokovic won his appeal and a court ordered his immediate release – but another option was available to the Government, where the immigration minister himself could revoke the 34-year-old’s visa on account of the fact he is not vaccinated against coronavirus.
Words of advice to world leaders: If you want people to take this vaccine, then perfect it. Let it be effective.

Right now it is almost useless.
You take the vaccine, you will still get the virus when exposed to it, You can still transmit to others and die from it. WTF!!!

Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by kilisi(m): 11:20am On Jan 10, 2022
I don't understand how Novak Djokovic should be given preferential treatment compared to the real Australian citizens.

I don't care if you are celebrity or not, but he shouldn't have been given an exemption that is against their immigration rules.

Besides, he's not a good role model as he is part of those spreading conspiracy theories regarding Covid-19.
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by Adenle041(m): 11:20am On Jan 10, 2022
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Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by Mophor: 11:21am On Jan 10, 2022
Issokay!!!
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by OSDD(m): 11:21am On Jan 10, 2022
All those space bookers up there, una no fit make am this week....

Make dem settle the matter like every family issue..
Re: Djokovic Arrested Hours After Winning Australian Visa Fight by Kennyfancy(m): 11:21am On Jan 10, 2022
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