Up to 5 years in prison Djokovic could face for presenting alleged false PCR test
Novak Djokovic acknowledged that there was an error in his affidavit from the trip, and they are also investigating some irregularities in his PCR tests. Simultaneously, in Serbia it is said that the violation of the rules is clear.
The case of Novak Djokovic has added another controversy in the last hours that could give an unexpected turn to the exhaustive investigation that is being carried out in Australia.
The tennis player won the first legal contest in court to remain in the nation that organizes the first Grand Slam of the year.
After accepting that there were errors in his travel documentation and acknowledging that he had attended events, even though he knew he was infected with coronavirus.
Novak acknowledged that his team was the one who made the affidavit and clarified that there was "a human error" by his representative, previously his representative had issued a public apology at a press conference.
Thus, Djokovic admitted the two "mistakes" that are generating a lot of controversy. Over the weekend he had been seen at events, being positive for Covid-19, for which he was harshly criticized.
After giving details, he assured that he went to Spain from Belgrade 14 days before heading to Australia.
However, currently the Australian authorities have another investigation in their sights, since the tennis player acknowledged that he tested positive for the infection on December 17, although his affidavit stated that it had been on the 16th of that same month.
What charges can you face?
This situation could lead to up to 5 years in prison for falsifying evidence according to the Crimes Law, added to this, days ago the immigration authorities stated that they could suspend entry into the country for 3 years.
The media assure that the office in charge of the case is trying to resolve the inconsistencies. If confirmed, everything would indicate that the tennis player's positive result was manipulated.
By inconsistencies around the date of your PCR test, irregularities in your immigration form when entering Australia.
In addition, due to the breach of isolation in Serbia, immigration officials have decided to investigate more about the case after this evidence came to light.
Violation of laws
Alex Hawke, Minister of Immigration of Australia, regardless of the circumstances, is able to annul the visa beyond the sanction by the Australian justice.
The argument raised is that the contamination of Covid-19 in the last semester is not a justification for not having applied the vaccine. The chances of deporting the best tennis player in the world are high, since it is considered a public health issue, says Hawke.
Before Djokovic's statements, the Serbian Prime Minister, Ana Brnabic, assured that there was a clear violation of the rules, for having traveled infected with COVID-19. The tennis player attended a basketball game where he was photographed with a player who later tested positive for Covid-19.
Serbia has established a period of at least 14 days of isolation if you are infected with COVID-19, unless in that period of time a PCR result has returned a negative result.
Given all this, on Thursday the first draw of the game table will be held that has Djockovic as the first classified and that same day he would meet his first rival in the tournament.