The Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic accused the Australian authorities on Friday of “mistreating and humiliating” Novak Djokovic., whose entry visa to that country was revoked for the second time, and reiterated Serbia’s support for the best tennis player in the world.
The final decision of the Australian Federal Court on whether the world number one tennis player will be deported will be known on Sunday, a day before the start of the Australian Open, a Grand Slam in which Djokovic intends to participate and which he won nine times.
“Why do you mistreat him and why do you humiliate him, not only him but also his family and a whole free and proud nation?“Vucic stated on Instagram.
Vucic asked if these measures are taken to “flatter public opinion” and earn points before the elections that are expected in Australia this year, and denounced that the attacks and pressure on the athlete have had a great echo for “unknown” reasons.
“I return to the moral issue. If you wanted to ban Novak from the tenth trophy in Melbourne, why didn’t you immediately turn him down and tell him he couldn’t get a visa?“, He said.
commenting the new withdrawal of Djokovic’s visaSupported by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the Serbian president said he is amazed that executive branch bodies amend judicial decisions.
“Not infrequently they preach to us with the rule of law, and can you imagineWhat would happen if in Serbia any minister could annul judges’ decisions?“, he pointed.
Djokovic’s visa was canceled this Friday after A Melbourne court on Monday overturned the first revocation, after an appeal from the tennis player’s lawyers.
Djokovic traveled Australia on a medical exemption that allowed him to play in the Grand Slam.
Vucic stated that Serbia will fight for Djokovic and that “The mistreatment” experienced by the tennis player will not change his country’s respect for the people of Australia nor towards “the greatest tennis player of all time, who will always be in our hearts”. “Novak, we are with you,” Vucic concluded.
The tennis player’s father, Srdjan Djokovic, posted a photo of his son next to a wolf on social media, and with the message “Strength, son!”.
Djokovic, whose visa was canceled by Australia for the first time on the 6th, was isolated until January 10 in a hotel intended for asylum seekers, which his family called “terrible” and “inhumane”.