Surprising confession from Djokovic!
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Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, number one in the world rankings for the Australian Open Tennis Tournament, stated that the incorrect information on the Australian visa application form was caused by “human error”, not intentionally.
Djokovic made a written statement from his official Instagram account after the news in the Australian media that he made false statements in the visa application forms he filled in for entry to the country.
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“CAUSED BY HUMAN FAULT”
Djokovic admitted that it was wrong not to state that he traveled abroad before coming to Australia in the immigration form he filled out for the visa application, but noted that there was no intent, and that this was due to “human error”.
It turned out that Djokovic, when asked on the forms whether he had traveled to another country 14 days before his flight to Australia, replied that he did not go.
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However, the issue of whether Djokovic had made a false statement came to the fore after the social media posts showing the famous athlete was in another country.
In his statement, the Serbian athlete also stated that “the error in the form was caused by the officer following the visa process in his team ticking the wrong box, and his legal representatives conveyed more information about this to the Australian government”.
“Despite MY COVID-19 TEST POSITIVE”
On the other hand, Djokovic said that despite the positive coronavirus test on 16 December, he gave an interview to a journalist he met face-to-face two days later.
“I accept that I need to change the date of this meeting,” Djokovic said in a statement.
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THE DECISION OF THE MINISTER OF MIGRATION IS WAITING
A spokesperson for Immigration Minister Alex Hawke confirmed that additional information regarding the inaccuracy on Djokovic’s visa application form had been forwarded to the ministry by the athlete’s lawyers. “Djokovic’s lawyers have recently provided lengthy supplementary presentations and supporting documents that are said to relate to possible visa revocation,” the spokesperson said. said. Noting that the examination of the documents will take time, the spokesperson said, “Naturally, this will affect the time frame of the decision.” shared his knowledge.
On the other hand, according to the comments in the Australian media after the spokesman’s statement, Minister Hawke is expected to announce his decision on visa cancellation tomorrow.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Djokovic, who did not disclose whether he had a Kovid-19 vaccine or not, stated that he would participate in the Australian Open Tennis Tournament to be held in Melbourne with a medical exemption decision.
After reaching Melbourne, Djokovic, whose exemption decision was not accepted and his entry visa was canceled, was sent to the hotel where the refugees were held.
Djokovic, who has 9 Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open and 20 Grand Slam titles in his career, appealed the visa cancellation and took the decision to the federal court.
In the case before the Australian Federal Circuit and Family Court, Djokovic was found right, and the Australian government’s visa cancellation decision was lifted.
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