Serbian President slams ‘lying’ Australian authorities; claims they have humiliated themselves in handling of Novak Djokovic visa saga
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10 days of sheer drama came to a halt, as a final verdict was passed in regards to the Novak Djokovic situation. The Serbian’s second appeal has not been upheld, which means his visa stays cancelled, and he already been deported back to his home country.
Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic has been a staunch supporter of Novak Djokovic in this whole scenario, and has recently blasted out Australian authorities, and called them out for maintaining double standards. The President stated that the authorities were dishonest in the entire proceeding and also pointed out to a statistical error.
The President has welcomed Novak Djokovic back to home country. Meanwhile, Djokovic has accepted the decision of the court, and has said that he will not make further comments until the Australian Open 2022 concludes.
Aleksandar Vucic believes that Australia as a country has humiliated themselves for their mistreatment of Novak Djokovic over the past 10 days. “They think that they have by this, this mistreatment of ten days humiliated Djokovic, but they have humiliated themselves,” said the President.
Novak Djokovic can return to his country with his head held high: Serbian President
Novak Djokovic is treated like a national hero in Serbia, hence, Aleksandar Vucic believes that he can come back to his country with his head held high. Moreover, the President stated that he was in contact with Novak Djokovic after the decision was announced, and lent him all the support he needed.
“Djokovic can return to his country with his head held high. I spoke earlier to Novak Djokovic after the decision and I encouraged him. We look forward to seeing him return to his country, where he is always welcome,” the president added.
The President also claimed that the prosecution were blatantly lying in regards to the vaccination rates in Serbia. He stated that Serbia has over 58% of vaccinated individuals, higher than most European countries, contrary to what was mentioned in the court hearing. Moreover, he believes that in the process of humiliating Novak Djokovic, they have instead humiliated themselves.
“You saw in the pointless court proceeding how much the prosecution lied,” he added.
“Don’t forget that’s higher than in many European Union countries. That was a pointless argument, but that’s possible in Orwellian performances. Thank you to the Australian people as I am sure they love Serbs. They think they have humiliated Djokovic, but they have humiliated themselves and he can return to his country and look everyone in the eyes with his head held high,” the President concluded.
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