Posted on 01/07/2022 9:44:17 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski
The family of tennis champion Novak Djokovic read a statement from the player at a press conference on Thursday in his native Belgrade, Serbia, delivered from captivity in a migrant facility in Australia.
Australian authorities apprehended Djokovic upon arriving in Melbourne on Wednesday to prepare to compete in the Australian Open, one of the four top tournaments in professional tennis. Djokovic had published a social media post before getting on his flight to the country stating that he had received an “exemption” from the country’s onerous coronavirus vaccine requirements that would allow him to partake without being vaccinated. Upon landing, however, officials canceled his visa and rejected the paperwork he reportedly offered showing authorities he had received a medical exemption.
Reports on the ground suggest that the paperwork Djokovic offered came from Tennis Australia, the organization running the Australian Open, and not the federal government. Tennis Australia advertised Djokovic’s presence at the tournament long before the player weighed in.
Australian Border Force moved to deport Djokovic on Thursday, but the player appealed the decision. Reports indicate authorities will hear his appeal on Monday and have transferred him to a notoriously inhumane refugee detention facility in the meantime…
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I agree with Laura. Things are gonna pop this year. Be prepared.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3HxELvHhiU
They took his phone. (science says it could transmit the virus....)
Or, it could have been the power hungry Australian police state....
It used to be Australia was democratic and Serbia was Communist.
My second favorite Serbian.
Migrant facility= Australian concentration camp, bizarre as that sounds.🙄
LeBeau slipped out with the message while the guard dogs were being replaced.
Either that, or Kinchloe transmitted it by radio.
Regards,
Australia and New Zealand are auditioning for positions as Chinese vassal states. Pathetic. But I’m sure their foray into authoritarianism will pay off for a few.
Serbia President rallies behind Novak Djokovic after Australia cancels visa, condemns 'harassment
"I've just finished my telephone conversation with Novak Djokovic," Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in an Instagram post.
"I told our Novak that the whole of Serbia is with him and that our bodies are doing everything to see that the harassment of the world's best tennis player is brought to an end immediately.
"In line with all norms of international law, Serbia will fight for Novak, truth and justice. Novak is strong, as we all know."
Vucic had summoned the Australian ambassador in Belgrade and demanded that they immediately release Djokovic to play, according to Reuters."
So who is your favorite Serbian then? :)
He has had Covid, and recovered from it, so he should have natural/acquired immunity, which may be better than vaccination.
“...it will be massive if he’s not allowed to participate.”
If he doesn’t participate, does it make any difference to the world? He is nothing more than a tennis player and he and other athletes have nothing to do with anything viable with the world. He earns his money, he goes to the next tournament, and he earns his money again.
Doesn’t cure world hunger or beheadings. He is a way too highly paid entertainer. Nothing more. In the mid-evil times they had Punch and Judy. Same theory.
wy69
Oh, is this like Serbia not complying with an ultimatum from Austria-Hungary?
The beauty of that is all the celebrites who shelled out real money to buy space in a “safe” country for when TSHTF.
Although I guess, for the high muckity mucks in the CCP, life will be good.
Nikola Tesla, the greatest EE ever.
Agreed. He had his pigeons..
“It’s a Mad Mad Mad World.”
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