could face a fine or even prison in Serbia after his admission that he broke isolation while he had Covid last month, lawyers have said, as the Serbian prime minister warned his behaviour appeared to be “a clear breach” of the rules.
The player also blamed “human error” by his support team for a mistake in his immigration paperwork, saying they had failed to declare that he had travelled outside Serbia – to Spain – in the two-week period before entering Australia. In an affidavit to the court, Djokovic said he was “tested and diagnosed” as having contracted Covid on December 16th. In his statement on Wednesday, however, he said was not notified of his positive status until the following day.
In the early stages of the pandemic, several Serbs who had tested positive for Covid were handed jail sentences of up to three years up for not isolating for 14 days, although recent convictions have entailed fines of about 150,000 dinar . Serbian authorities and media have largely remained fiercely supportive of the player despite the latest revelations. Earlier this week, Brnabic told a pro-government paper she was “sleeping with my mobile phone” in case she got a call about the case.
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