Ticketing scandal: Brazilian police seize passports of senior Irish Olympic delegation staff

Brazil police confirmed on Sunday they had seized the passports of three members of the Olympic Council of Ireland – Kevin Kilty, Dermot Henihan and Stephen Martin – as part of an investigation into illegal ticket sales at the Rio Olympics.

In a separate statement, a Brazilian judge said an order had also been issued to seize the passports of OCI interim president Willie O’Brien, personal assistant to the presidency Linda O’Reilly, and OCI vice-president John Delaney.

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The expansion of the investigation came as IOC executive Patrick Hickey, the Olympic Council of Ireland president, remained in jail following his arrest on Wednesday.

No further arrests were made Sunday but the OCI said additional members of its delegation have been “asked to present for questioning at a local police station on Tuesday. They agreed to do so”.

The OCI’s Dublin-based public relations agency said three Irish personnel had passports, phones and laptops confiscated.