Djokovic Investigated For Lying On Travel Declaration

The Guardian reports:

The Australian Border Force is investigating whether Novak Djokovic incorrectly declared he had not travelled and would not do so for two weeks before his flight to Australia, in the latest twist in the tennis star’s visa cancellation saga.

Questions have been raised about the declaration completed by an agent for Djokovic, with social media posts seemingly showing he was in Belgrade on Christmas Day before flying to Australia from Spain on 4 January.

In his Australian traveller declaration, filed on 1 January, Djokovic declared “no” when asked: “Have you travelled or will you travel in the 14 days prior to your flight to Australia?” A Twitter post appears to show Djokovic was in Belgrade at Christmas, posing with the handball star Petar Djordjic.

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Novak Djokovic could face JAIL as ‘lying on a travel declaration is punishable by up to 12 months’ https://t.co/0LTBC1XcLq

— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) January 11, 2022

Novak Djokovic and Benfica’s handball player (the best, btw) Petar Djordjic in Belgrade today. pic.twitter.com/U7lti3xjcQ

— José Morgado (@josemorgado) December 25, 2021

There’s more:

On December 17th, the day *after* Djokovic’s purported positive PCR test on December 16th, Djokovic attended an award ceremony for children at the Novak Tennis Center.

Many posts from the kids there posing for pictures with him that day, again masklessly indoors. pic.twitter.com/2ecOSwA7lU

— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) January 8, 2022