Europe’s top Olympic official arrested in Rio over tickets sales

Police in Brazil arrested on 17 August 2016 a senior figure of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as part of an investigation over illegal Olympic ticket sales. Patrick Hickey was also the head of Ireland's Olympic Council and gead of the European Olympic Committees.

Later in month, three more senior Irish officials had their passports seized by Brazilian authorities in connection with the same investigation.

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The Guardian, 17.08.16: Irish Olympic head Pat Hickey arrested in alleged ticket touting inquiry https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/17/olympic-committee-ireland-pat-hickey-arrest-tickets

Irish Independent, 17.08.16: Who is Pat Hickey? Eveyrthing you need to know about the OCI president who has been 'arrested in Rio' http://www.independent.ie/sport/rio-2016-olympics/who-is-pat-hickey-eveyrthing-you-need-to-know-about-the-oci-president-who-has-been-arrested-in-rio-34973428.html

Deutsche Welle, 19.08.16: IOC member Hickey taken to Rio prison amid scalping probe http://dw.com/p/1JluA

The New York Times, 17.08.16: Top Irish Olympic Executive Arrested Over Ticket Scalping Allegations http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/sports/olympics/top-irish-olympic-executive-arrested-over-ticket-scalping-allegations.html

The Guardian, 22.08.16: Rio 2016: three more Irish officials barred from leaving Brazil amid ticket probe https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/21/olympic-council-of-ireland-rio-offices-raided-ticket-investigation

The Irish Times, 21.08.16: Police in Rio seize passports of three OCI members http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/police-in-rio-seize-passports-of-three-oci-members-1.2763514

BBC News, 22.08.16: Rio ticket sales: Three OCI officials have passports seized by police http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37149800

Euronews, 22.08.16: Irish Olympic staff passports seized, as ticket-scalping probe widens http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/22/irish-olympic-staff-passports-seized-as-ticket-scalping-probe-widens

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