The time taken for the decision on the player’s visa is extended. The Australian press reveals that the investigation is into some discrepancies between sworn testimony and Instagram posts. The penalty could be severe
Novak Djokovic risks up to 5 years of imprisonment if it turns out that he has provided false statements to enter Australian territory. This was reported by the Australian press after immigration authorities decided to take more time to study the case. In fact, in the offices of Minister Hawke, errors and discrepancies relating to the test for Covid-19 by Novak Djokovic and his travel declaration presented upon entering Australia are being examined, after the tennis star in a long post on Instagram she also apologized for giving an interview to L’Equipe as she knew she was positive for the coronavirus: “We can reveal that the Department of Home Affairs investigation into the tennis star has been expanded to include his violation of the rules on tennis. isolation in Serbia, erroneous statements on the entry form to Australia relating to travel and inconsistencies on the date of his test for Covid-19 “, reads on The Age.
Discrepancies
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The inconsistency under investigation by the investigators is between the Instagram post published by Nole in which he claims to have received the positive result of a molecular test for the coronavirus on December 17, after having carried out the test the day before, and the sworn written deposition in court where the tennis player allegedly talked about “testing and diagnosis” on December 16. The maximum penalty for providing this false statement under the Crimes Act is five years in prison.
January 12 – 11:07 am
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