Supporters of world primary tennis star Novak Djokovic took to the streets in Belgrade as we speak to exhibit their assist for the participant.
Djokovic could possibly be deported from Australia on Monday after being rejected entry into Melbourne by Border Drive officers over vaccine exemption standards.
He now faces the subsequent 4 days in a refugee resort whereas he waits to see whether or not he will probably be deported from the nation on Monday.
And exhibiting their assist for the participant, crowds of individuals – together with Novak’s relations – took to the streets within the capital of Serbia.
A person carrying a big Serbian flag over his shoulders is seen holding up a big register entrance of a crowd of indignant individuals exterior the Nationwide Meeting in Belgrade, Serbia as we speak
Pictured: Srdjan Djokovic, father of the world primary tennis star speaks by a megaphone earlier as we speak in Belgrade
An enormous crowd gathered within the Serbian capital earlier as we speak to exhibit their opposition to the therapy of tennis star Novak Djokovic
Speeches have been made by megaphones and folks held aloft banners and Serbian flags as individuals made their voices heard on the matter.
It comes after Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic fired a shot at Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison because the Novak Djokovic deportation saga continues.
The tennis celebrity could possibly be kicked in a foreign country subsequent week after he arrived in Melbourne for the upcoming Australia Open late on Wednesday evening earlier than being rejected by Border Drive officers over vaccine exemption standards.
Djokovic will spend the subsequent 4 days detained in a refugee detention resort after the Federal Court docket adjourned his attraction to stay in Australia till Monday.
The Serbian president has leapt to Djokovic’s defence and singled out Mr Morrison as he accused Australian authorities of a ‘political witch hunt’.
Persons are seen cheering and elevating their arms within the air as Srdjan Djokovic addressed them exterior the Nationwide Meeting in Belgrade as we speak
Novak Djokovic’s household have been among the many crowd of individuals making their voices heard over Djokovic’s therapy in Australia
Novak Djokovic’s mother and father Dijana and Srdjan are seen exterior the Nationwide Meeting in Belgrade earlier as we speak through the demonstration
Novak Djokovic’s hopes of defending his Australian Open title are underneath risk after his vaccine exemption was rejected by authorities
‘What is just not fair-play is the political witch hunt by all people together with the Australian Prime Minister pretending that the principles apply to all,’ Mr Vucic mentioned on Thursday.
He claimed different tennis stars have been permitted to enter Australia with medical exemptions, however two unnamed gamers at the moment are going through extra scrutiny.
Of the 26 gamers and assist workers who utilized for an exemption to attend the Grand Slam, solely a handful have been accepted, in keeping with Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley.
The Serbian president described Djokovic’s therapy as ‘notorious within the correct sense of the time period.’
The star’s Australian Open title defence and quest to grow to be the best males’s tennis participant of all time look like in tatters except his attraction is profitable one week out from the Melbourne Park Grand Slam.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (pictured on December 21) described Australian authorities’ therapy of Djokovic as a political witch hunt
Followers gathered exterior the quarantine facility the place Novak Djokovic is being detained on Thursday evening (pictured)
‘I worry that this relentless political pursuit of Novak will proceed until the second they will show one thing, as a result of once you can’t defeat any person then you definitely flip to those kind of issues,’ Mr Vucic mentioned.
Serbian authorities have already been in touch with the Australian ambassador, whereas Prime Minister Ana Brnabic hopes to get in contact with a senior member of Australia’s House Affairs division.
Mr Vucic has additionally been in touch with Djokovic because the 20-time Grand Slam champion spends Orthodox Christmas alone and in detention.
‘I informed our Novak that the entire of Serbia is with him, and that our authorities are taking all measures to cease the harassment of the perfect tennis participant on the planet within the shortest potential interval,’ Mr Vucic posted earlier on Thursday.
‘What is just not fair-play is the political witch hunt by all people together with the Australian Prime Minister (pictured on Thursday) pretending that the principles apply to all,’ Mr Vucic mentioned on Thursday.
Novak Djokovic supporters sang songs and lit candles exterior the refugee detention resort the place he is presently staying (pictured on Thursday)
‘In accordance with all norms of worldwide public regulation, Serbia will battle for Novak Djokovic, for justice and fact.’
Serbian newspaper Novosti slammed the visa cancellation as hypocritical whereas media out Informer described it as ‘tyranny’.
‘The police deal with Novak as if he have been the most important TERRORIST,’ the right-wing tabloid declared.
Again in Australia, dozens of followers and Serbian Australians braved the rain to assemble for a candlelight vigil exterior the Melbourne quarantine resort the place Djokovic is being detained.
Many have been draped in Serbian flags, sang songs and held indicators pledging their assist for the world primary as a heavy presence of police watched on.
A supporter of Serbia’s Novak Djokovic holds up a placard on the resort the place the tennis champion is reported to be staying in Melbourne (pictured on Thursday evening)