Novak Djokovic returned to court on Sunday to fight an attempt to deport him because of what a government minister described as a perception that the top-ranked tennis player was a 바카라talisman of a community of anti-vaccination sentiment.바카라 (More Tennis News)
Three Federal Court judges hope to hear the entire case in a single day so that the men바카라s No. 1-ranked tennis player and nine-time Australian Open champion might begin on Monday his title defense at the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year.
Djokovic spent Saturday night in an immigration detention hotel after he and his lawyers met with immigration officials earlier in the day. Television footage showed the 34-year-old Serb wearing a face mask as he sat in a vehicle near the hotel Sunday morning.
He is permitted to leave the hotel to spend Sunday in his lawyers바카라 offices, under the guard of two immigration officials, while the challenge is heard via a video conference.
Djokovic spent four nights confined to a hotel near downtown Melbourne before being released last Monday when he won a court challenge on procedural grounds against his first visa cancellation. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke on Friday blocked the visa, which was originally revoked when he landed at a Melbourne airport on January 5.
Deportation from Australia can lead to a three-year ban on returning to the country, although that may be waived, depending on the circumstances. On Sunday, Federal Chief Justice James Allsop gave his reasons for rejecting Hawke바카라s argument that the case only warranted a hearing by a single judge.
Allsop cited Hawke바카라s own words that the issues behind his decision to cancel the visa 바카라go to the very preservation of life and health of many members of the community.바카라 A verdict of three judges is far less likely to be appealed than the decision of a single judge.
Djokovic could not appeal a decision made on Sunday or Monday in time to compete in the Australian Open 2022, Allsop said. Lawyers for Djokovic filed documents in court that revealed Hawke had stated that the tennis star 바카라is perceived by some as a talisman of a community of anti-vaccination sentiment.바카라
Australia has one of the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the world. The minister said Djokovic바카라s presence in Australia may be a risk to the health and 바카라good order바카라 of the Australian public and 바카라may be counterproductive to efforts at vaccination by others in Australia.바카라
The Health Department advised that Djokovic was a 바카라low바카라 risk of transmitting COVID-19 and a 바카라very low바카라 risk of transmitting the disease at the Australian Open 2022. The minister cited comments Djokovic made in April 2020 that he was 바카라opposed to vaccination바카라 and wouldn바카라t want to be forced by someone to take a vaccine to compete.
Djokovic바카라s lawyers argued that the minister provided no evidence that Djokovic바카라s presence in Australia may 바카라foster anti-vaccination sentiment.바카라 Hundreds of activists held a peaceful rally outside the Melbourne Park complex that hosts the Australian Open and planned another for Monday.
바카라We바카라re at Rod Laver Arena to support Novak. He바카라s won nine (Australian Open) titles here. Hopefully this will be No. 10 -- if he can get out of quarantine and get his visa back,바카라 said Harrison McLean, one of the rally organizers. 바카라We바카라re a peaceful movement, here to raise awareness and support everyone바카라s freedom of choice.바카라
Sydney-based immigration lawyer Simon Jeans said he was surprised that Djokovic was granted a visa at all because his COVID-19 infection last month would not have exempted him from Australia바카라s strict rules that foreign visitors need to be vaccinated unless there are sound medical reasons that they can바카라t be.
바카라The unanswered question is if Djokovic was such a threat to good order, why grant him a visa바카라 in November? Jeans asked. 바카라This is a high-risk strategy. It바카라s going to be much harder for the minister to convince three judges that what he did was in the public interest.바카라
Djokovic, who has won the last three Australian Open titles, is seeking a record 21st Grand Slam singles title. He is currently tied with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer for the most by a man in history.
In a post on social media Wednesday that constituted his most extensive public comments yet on the episode, Djokovic blamed his agent for checking the wrong box on his travel document, calling it 바카라a human error and certainly not deliberate.바카라
In that same post, Djokovic said he went ahead with an interview and a photoshoot with a French newspaper in Serbia despite knowing he바카라d tested positive for COVID-19. Djokovic has been attempting to use what he says was a positive test taken on Dec. 16 to justify a medical exemption that would allow him to avoid the vaccine requirement on the grounds that he already had COVID-19.
In canceling Djokovic바카라s visa, Hawke said Prime Minister Scott Morrison바카라s government 바카라is firmly committed to protecting Australia바카라s borders, particularly in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.바카라
The episode has touched a nerve in Australia, and particularly in Victoria state, where locals went through more than 260 days of lockdowns during the worst of the pandemic.
Australia faces a massive surge in virus cases driven by the highly transmissible omicron variant. On Friday, the nation reported 130,000 new cases, including nearly 35,000 in Victoria state. Although many infected people aren바카라t getting as sick as they did in previous outbreaks, the surge is still putting severe strain on the health system and disrupting supply chains.
Djokovic바카라s supporters in Serbia have been dismayed by the visa cancellations. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic accused the Australian government of 바카라harassing바카라 and 바카라maltreating바카라 Djokovic and asked whether Morrison바카라s government is just trying to score political points ahead of upcoming elections.
바카라Why didn바카라t you return him back right away, or tell him it was impossible to get a visa?바카라 Vucic asked the Australian authorities in a social media address. 바카라Why are you harassing him and why are you maltreating not only him, but his family and an entire nation that is free and proud.바카라
Everyone at the Australian Open is required to be vaccinated. According to Grand Slam rules, if Djokovic is forced to pull out of the tournament before the order of play for Day 1 is announced, No. 5 seed Andrey Rublev would move into Djokovic바카라s spot in the bracket.
If Djokovic withdraws from the tournament after Monday바카라s schedule is released, he would be replaced in the field by what바카라s known as a 바카라lucky loser바카라 바카라 a player who loses in the qualifying tournament but gets into the main draw because of another player바카라s exit before the competition has started.
