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Djokovic will be thrown back in detention centre in HOURS & faces being frogmarched to plane by armed cops over visa row

, Djokovic will be thrown back in detention centre in HOURS & faces being frogmarched to plane by armed cops over visa row

NOVAK Djokovic will be thrown back into a maggot infested detention centre in hours after his visa was revoked for a second time.

The 34-year tennis star is facing deportation and even being frog marched to the airport under armed guard if his last ditch appeal is unsuccessful.

The star faces deportation after the decision
The Serbian star taking a break during practice for the Australian Open

, Djokovic will be thrown back in detention centre in HOURS & faces being frogmarched to plane by armed cops over visa row

Djokovic now faces returning to this immigration detention centre

The saga over over anti-vaxxer Djokovic’s jab status began when his visa was revoked when he first landed Down Under.

The latest twist saw the Australian government revoke his visa, overturning a successful appeal that saw him released from detention.

Immigration Minister Alex Hawke used his powers to revoke Djokovic’s visa on “health and good order” grounds and overturn an earlier successful appeal.

MAGGOT INFESTED DETENTION CENTRE

His legal team immediately launched a desperate last minute bid for him to stay in the country during a special night time court hearing.

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But in the meantime he has been told to report to a meeting with immigration officials at 8am on Saturday morning that will see him placed back in detention as the appeal rumbles on.

It’s likely he will be sent back to the Park Hotel, an infamous immigration detention hotel in Melbourne.

Last month, a guest of the hotel said that the food given to people being detained there contained maggots and mould.

Meanwhile another asylum seeker said he vomited after eating the food.

When he was there the first time, his mother Dijana spoke out about the conditions he faced.

At a press confrence in Belgrade she said: “He was trying to sleep, but he couldn’t.

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“As a mother, what can I say, you can just imagine how I feel, I feel terrible since yesterday, the last 24 hours.

“They are keeping him like a prisoner, it’s just not fair, it’s not human.”

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FROGMARCHED TO PLANE UNDER ARMED GUARD

If he is to be deported from Australia, Djokovic faces being escorted to the plane by armed cops.

According to the gotocourt legal website, if an application to stay is refused then a person will be arrested and removed from Australia.

“Unless you leave voluntarily, you will be arrested and removed from Australia,” writes lawyer Michelle Makela on the website.

Police and Australian Border Force officers are routinely armed.

Immigration expert Abdul Rizvi told Channel 10’s The Project about what could happen.

“The cancellation notice (would be) taken by Australian Border Force (officers) who usually dress in very, very dark uniforms and often carry guns turning up to Mr Djokovic’s hotel or on the tennis court.”

SUCCESSFUL APPEAL

At a hastily arranged late night hearing in the Federal Circuit Court, Judge Anthony Kelly threw Djokovic another lifeline.

He ordered the federal government not take any steps to remove the star from Australia before his appeal is resolved.

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If successful he could be playing fellow Serb Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round of the Australian Open, which begins on Monday and for which he is the number one seed.

Melbourne-based immigration lawyer Kian Bone said Djokovic’s lawyers would need to get two urgent orders.

One order would be an injunction preventing his deportation, such as what he won in court last week.

The second would force Hawke to grant Djokovic a visa to play.

After Saturday’s meeting Djokovic will be allowed to visit the offices of his lawyers to discuss his case.

He will be escorted by two Border Force officials, who are routinely armed.

And he can return to those offices on Sunday, when a final hearing on the matter is expected to take place.

He will then be kept in detention except to attend online court hearings at his solicitors’ offices, with Border Force officials deployed on the same floor, he said.

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THREE YEAR BAN

If he loses his appeal and is deported then he would banned from Australia for three years.

If that happens then he will be 37 by the time he is able to return to the the country and play in the Australian Open.

The nine-time Australian Open winner was hoping to defend his title next week.

If he won it would make him the most successful male tennis player in history with a record 21 Grand Slam titles.

Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke used his powers to revoke Djokovic’s visa after a court released him from detention on Monday.

He said the decision was made on the grounds of “health and good order grounds, on the basis that it was in the public interest to do so”.

The government “is firmly committed to protecting Australia’s borders, particularly in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic,” Hawke added.

JAIL IN SERBIA

Djokovic could be jailed after admitting he broke Serbian isolation rules after testing positive for Covid in December.

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n a lengthy statement today, Djokovic admitted he defied rules and took part in a photo shoot and interview with French newspaper L’Equipe in an “error of judgement”.

He confessed that he met with a journalist two days after he tested positive in Belgrade, before his arrival Down Under.

The 34-year-old posed maskless for a photo shoot, but says he wore a face covering for the rest of the meeting.

He claims he felt “obliged” to fulfil the interview arrangement as he “didn’t want to let the journalist down”, but has admitted he should have “rearranged”.

Serbia’s PM Ana Brnabic told BBC that if Djokovic had attended events despite a positive test, “it would be a clear breach of rules, because if you are positive, you would have to be isolation”.

Under Serbian law, breaking Covid rules can result in a jail sentence of up to three years.

, Djokovic will be thrown back in detention centre in HOURS & faces being frogmarched to plane by armed cops over visa row

Djokovic’s visa was first revoked shortly after his arrival in Melbourne on 6 January.

Australian border Force officials said he had “failed to provide appropriate evidence” to receive a vaccine exemption.

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The star spent hours a the airport and then spent days at an immigration hotel.

He also faced a backlash from the Australian public, who have lived under some of the world’s longest and strictest lockdowns during the pandemic.

Cricket legend Shane Warne was among those calling for Djokovic to be deported.

“Novak is a great tennis player & one of the all time greats,” Warne tweeted.

No doubt. But he’s lied on entry forms, been out in public when he knew he had Covid & is now facing legal cases.

“He’s entitled to not be jabbed but Oz is entitled to throw him out! Agree?”

Days later his visa was reinstated by a judge who ruled that border officials ignored correct procedure when he arrived.

AUSSIE ANGER

In the meantime it emerged the Monte Carlo-based star had incorrectly said on his immigration declaration he hadn’t visited any other countries within14 days of arriving in Melbourne.

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In fact he was filmed playing tennis in the streets of the Serbian capital Belgrade on December 25.

A picture shared on Twitter also shows him beaming beside handball player Petar Djordjic in Belgrade the same day.

Then days later, the 34-year-old was reportedly filmed training in Spain on December 31 and posing for a group photograph the same day.

That has led to speculation the incorrect information could lead to him facing jail.

Applicants are warned on the form: “Note: Giving false or misleading information is a serious offence. You may also be liable to a civil penalty for giving false or misleading information.”

, Djokovic will be thrown back in detention centre in HOURS & faces being frogmarched to plane by armed cops over visa row

Djokovic appear relaxed earlier this week as he awaited the decision

, Djokovic will be thrown back in detention centre in HOURS & faces being frogmarched to plane by armed cops over visa row

He was pictured in Belgrade before he arrived in Australia

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