Lest We Forget-this old crook isn't getting out any time soon
Top European Olympic official Pat Hickey taken to maximum security prison in Brazil
Pat Hickey, in wheelchair, is escorted by police to a waiting car at the Hospital Samaritano in Rio de Janeiro
International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Pat Hickey was sent to Brazil’s Bangu maximum security prison on Friday while police investigate his involvement in a plot to illegally resell Olympic tickets, civil police said.
The elderly Irishman was arrested in his dressing gown during a dawn raid at his luxury beachfront hotel on Wednesday, where Hickey had been staying with his wife and fellow IOC members.
Police said they had discovered evidence linking Hickey to an international scheme to illegally pass tickets to touts who were reselling them at well above their original price.
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The 71-year-old, frightened by the raid according to a police chief, was first taken to Samaritano hospital after complaining of chest pain.
He stayed overnight before being released into police custody on Thursday and taken in a wheelchair to a police station for questioning.
Hickey was denied bail by a Brazilian judge and transferred to Bangu, a penitentiary complex which houses some of Brazil’s most dangerous inmates.
Top European Olympic official Pat Hickey taken to maximum security prison in Brazil
Pat Hickey, in wheelchair, is escorted by police to a waiting car at the Hospital Samaritano in Rio de Janeiro
International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Pat Hickey was sent to Brazil’s Bangu maximum security prison on Friday while police investigate his involvement in a plot to illegally resell Olympic tickets, civil police said.
The elderly Irishman was arrested in his dressing gown during a dawn raid at his luxury beachfront hotel on Wednesday, where Hickey had been staying with his wife and fellow IOC members.
Police said they had discovered evidence linking Hickey to an international scheme to illegally pass tickets to touts who were reselling them at well above their original price.
Your guide to the Olympic Games: What you need to know for Rio today
The 71-year-old, frightened by the raid according to a police chief, was first taken to Samaritano hospital after complaining of chest pain.
He stayed overnight before being released into police custody on Thursday and taken in a wheelchair to a police station for questioning.
Hickey was denied bail by a Brazilian judge and transferred to Bangu, a penitentiary complex which houses some of Brazil’s most dangerous inmates.