Wed Jan 19, 2022 – 10:24 am EST
BELGRADE (LifeSiteNews) – Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has blasted the Australian government as launching a “witch hunt” against national tennis ace Novak Djokovic following the star’s imprisonment and subsequent deportation from the country over his COVID jab status ahead of the Australian Open tournament.
As the world’s number one player was forced to leave Australia at the end of a fierce legal battle to restore his visa, Vučić heavily criticized both the motivations behind and actions taken against one of the former Yugoslavian nation’s favorite sons.
Speaking to the BBC on Sunday, the president accused Australian officials of “tormenting” and “torturing” the champion player.
“It was not only intellectual but physical torture against Novak … Including the most terrible campaign against one athlete, like he became a mass killer or something like that,” Vučić said, noting that Djokovic “came to Australia with a medical exemption proposal and then you [the Australian authorities] were mistreating him for 10 days.”
“Why did you do it? Doing a witch-hunt against him? This is something that no one can understand,” the president continued.
He added that he looks forward to greeting Djokovic
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