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Dispute over exemption – Djokovic may briefly leave the quarantine hotel – News

10 January 20220

Technical difficulties had delayed the court hearing on the denied entry of tennis star Novak Djokovic on Monday, the live stream for the hearing was interrupted several times for a long time.
Djokovic should be able to leave the deportation hotel in Melbourne for the duration of the court hearing on his appeal. This was decided by Judge Anthony Kelly, according to reports from the Australian media.
The Melbourne court hears Djokovic’s objection to his refusal to enter Australia.

As the Australian newspaper “Herald Sun” reported online in its live blog, the homepage, on which the hearing from the Commonwealth Law Courts Building in Melbourne was to be broadcast to the public, collapsed due to the high number of hits. As a result, the trial started about half an hour late.

Djokovic is allowed to leave the quarantine hotel

Judge Anthony Kelly decided to move Djokovic to a location chosen by his lawyers for the duration of Monday’s hearing and any subsequent hearing. The proceedings take place via video conference, the lawyers involved and the judge are not in one room.

Novak Djokovic is fighting to stay in Australia and defend his title at the Australian Open. The 34-year-old was refused entry on Wednesday evening (local time) because, in the opinion of the authorities, the Serb was not able to present the necessary documents for a medical exemption to be exempt from a corona vaccination. Since then, the world number one has stayed in a hotel for people obliged to leave the country. The Australian Open starts on January 17th in Melbourne.

Richter shows understanding for Djokovic

Judge Anthony Kelly made a comment during the negotiation of the denied entry for Djokovic, indicating a tendency in the interests of the Serbs.

Kelly interrupted the world number one attorneys on Monday, listing what steps he understood Djokovic had taken before boarding the plane to Melbourne and after being stopped by officials. He concluded his comment with the question: “What more could this man have done?”

The court documents indicate that the Serbian tennis star is said to have tested positive for the coronavirus for the second time on December 16, 2021. Therefore, the 20-time Grand Slam winner is said to have received a special permit from the medical director of the Australian Tennis Association on December 30th.

On January 4th, Novak Djokovic announced that he was traveling to Australia – with a medical exemption for unvaccinated people, the number 1 in the world wants to take part in the Australian Open (start: January 17th).

Twitter / DjokerNole

Djokovic on arrival.

Upon arrival on Wednesday evening, January 5th, the surprise: Djokovic is not allowed into the country. He doesn’t have the necessary documents. He will be taken to a hotel for people obliged to leave the country on Thursday night.

Fans in front of the hotel.

January 6th: Novak Djokovic receives a delay in the fight against the impending deportation from Down Under. A final decision should not be made before a court hearing scheduled for Monday. A government attorney said on Thursday. His fans are waiting in front of the hotel where Djokovic is located.

Rafael Nadal playing tennis.

The Djokovic affair led to numerous reactions. For example, Rafael Nadal says: “He made his own decision. Everyone is free to make their own decision, but that has consequences. ” The world has suffered enough. Many people died. “Get vaccinated,” said the Spaniard.

Nick Kyrgios playing.

There is support for Djokovic from Nick Kyrgios of all people – although the two do not really get along well: “How we deal with this Djokovic case is bad,” the Australian writes on Twitter. “At the end of the day, he’s only human. Do it better. ”

Fans with posters.

January 7th: Djokovic comments on Instagram for the first time since his failed entry. «I am happy for the continued support. I feel that very much and I am incredibly grateful for it. ”

Fans with poster.

Saturday, January 8th: According to his lawyers, tennis star Novak Djokovic tested positive for the corona virus for the second time on December 16, 2021. In this case, a vaccination should no longer be a prerequisite for entry and for contesting the Australian Open in Melbourne, according to his team.

Is that correct? Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt said this week that infection is not enough for a derogation. People who have had Covid in the past six months “are not considered fully vaccinated”.

Melbourne signet.

January 10th: A court in Melbourne will decide whether Djokovic has to leave the country or stay and participate in the Australian Open, which begins on January 17th. There he would start as the defending champion.

Hotel from the outside with a fan.

“What more could this man have done?” Judge Anthony Kelly will ask this question during the negotiations on Monday, 10.1.2022. Djokovic is allowed to leave the accommodation (pictured) for persons obliged to leave the country for the hearing and to follow what is happening at a place of his legal advisors’ choice.

According to the court documents, Novak Djokovic is also said to have stated in the questioning by an officer of the Australian border guard that he was “not vaccinated against Covid-19”. Djokovic had been keeping a secret about his vaccination status for months.

Craig Tiley, tournament director of the Australian Open, says there has been a lot of conflicting information surrounding Djokovic’s exemption.

According to tournament director Craig Tiley, the Australian Open has gotten into a conflict of jurisdiction between the state of Victoria and the federal authorities of Australia in granting medical exemptions. “There was a lot of contradicting information and we were always looking for clarity from day one,” said Tiley to the Australian TV channel “9News”.

Tiley said in an interview with The Age and Sydney Morning Herald that he asked the federal authorities twice in November to examine the exemption. To make sure they would be accepted by federal officials at the border. “You refused.”