According to the document, Djokovic checked the box “no” in the question of whether he had made any trips during the 14 days prior to arrival in the country.
Australian authorities are investigating whether the Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic lied upon entry to Australia when he assured that he had not visited any third country the previous two weeks, which could lead to his visa being canceled again, according to government sources cited by local media.
Djokovic obtained this Monday permission from an Australian court to stay in the country despite not being vaccinated against covid-19 after appealing the revocation of his visa, although the Australian government still has power to expel him from the country.
A federal government source confirmed to the newspaper today The Sydney Morning Herald what is being examined the travel declaration that the athlete sent to request the entry visa thanks to a medical exemption for not having been vaccinated against covid-19.
According to the document, Djokovic checked the box “no” in the question of whether he had made a trip during the 14 days prior to arrival in the country, which took place almost at midnight last Wednesday on a flight that departed from Spain and made a stopover in Dubai.
The tennis player, who according to his medical documents provided was infected with covid-19 On December 16, he spent Christmas in Belgrade according to photographs published on social networks, before moving to Spain, from where he boarded a plane on January 4 with transit in Dubai and final destination in the Australian city.
Djokovic assured the officials – according to the source, which was the Australian tennis federation, organizers of the Australian Open, who filled out the aforementioned document.
Australian law considers as a “serious offense” a false statement and that can carry a maximum penalty of up to twelve months in jail.
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