OCI Staffers Appear Before Police

(ATR) The two remaining Olympic Council of Ireland staffers are prepared to give their statement to Rio investigators.

Kevin Kilty, chef de mission of the Irish Olympic team, and Stephen Martin, chief executive of the Olympic Council of Ireland, appeared before Rio police today. They say they are "fully cooperating" with the Brazilian investigation into scalped Rio 2016 tickets connected with the OCI.

Kilty and Martin appeared with their lawyers two days after OCI general secretary Dermot Henihan was cleared of any involvement in the investigation. Henihan, Kilty and Martin had their passports seized by Brazilian police on Aug. 19 after the OCI offices were raided by Brazilian police.

Patrick Hickey remains in Bangu prison under the charges of ticket touting, forming a cartel and illegally marketing the Olympic Games. He is currently sharing a cell with THG executive Kevin Mallon. Hickey could face up to seven years in prison if convicted.

A spokesperson for the prison told Around the Rings that Hickey had received a visit from the Irish consulate while being detained. Hickey’s lawyer Allan Caetano confirmed to Irish press that his wife was no longer in Brazil.

A spokesperson for the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told ATR that the consulate "provides appropriate consulate assistance to citizens when they have been detained overseas". The spokesperson confirmed that Hickey was one of four Irish citizens receiving assistance from the consulate.

Progress in Kevin Mallon case

The Brazilian case against THG executive Kevin Mallon is in the hands of a Brazilian prosecutor.

The case was opened yesterday in a special Brazilian court created for the Olympic Games. Mallon, translator Barbara Zancope Carneri and THG directors Marcus Evans, David Gilmour, Martin Sudd and Martin van Os were named as defendants in the case.

Brazilian prosecutors now have two weeks to review the case and decide to pursue charges.

"The case is being sent to us today," a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office said in a statement. "It will now need to be reviewed by the prosecutor."

Written by Aaron Bauer in Rio de Janeiro.

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