Rio courts clear ex-IOC executive to leave Brazil on bail

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The former head of the European Olympic Committee Patrick Hickey can retrieve his passport from Brazilian authorities and return to Ireland once he posts bail of 1.5 million reais (353,795.3 pounds), a court representative in Rio de Janeiro said on Wednesday.

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Published 17 November 2016 8:14am

Source: Reuters

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Hickey was detained during the Olympic Games in Rio in August as part of an investigation into an illegal ticket-scalping ring. He was released from jail on the condition that he give up his passport and remain in Brazil.

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(Reporting by Rodrigo Viga Gaier; Writing by Brad Haynes; Editing by Daniel Flynn)

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Rio courts clear ex-IOC executive to leave Brazil on bail

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The former head of the European Olympic Committee Patrick Hickey can retrieve his passport from Brazilian authorities and return to Ireland once he posts bail of 1.5 million reais (353,795.3 pounds), a court representative in Rio de Janeiro said on Wednesday.

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