European Olympic Council expresses its "strong support" and "warmest wishes" for Pat Hickey

The expressions of support came at a meeting of European Olympic committees in Minsk, Belarus.

By Cianan Brennan Friday 21 Oct 2016, 5:36 PM

Oct 21st 2016, 5:36 PM 18,079 Views No Comments

http://jrnl.ie/3039625

Rio Olympics 2016 Pat Hickey Source: PA Wire/PA Images

THE EUROPEAN OLYMPIC Council (EOC) has expressed its “strong support” for former president of the Irish Olympic Council Pat Hickey.

At a meeting of the various European Olympic committees in Minsk in Belarus, the message of support for Hickey was expressed by both acting president of the EOC (a role Hickey had previously filled) Janez Kocijancic and by president of Belarus itself Alexander Lukashenko.

The message of goodwill was broadcast on big screens at the event and noted by the Olympic Council of Ireland in a tweet.

martintweet Source: Twitter

ireland tweet Source: Twitter

Hickey remains in Rio de Janeiro as he faces charges of ticket touting, setting up a cartel, and illicit marketing following the seizure of OCI tickets by Brazilian police in August.

He stood aside as president of OCI and acting president of the EOC following his arrest.

Kevin Mallon, an executive with UK sports hospitality firm THG and the man from whom the tickets were initially seized, also remains in Rio to face charges.

Hickey, whose latest court appearance in Rio happened yesterday, has vowed to fight “each and every one” of the charges facing him.

Comments are closed for legal reasons

Read: Outrage as Government accused of U-turn on mental health budget commitment

Read: ‘It will save lives’: Irish alcohol groups on Scottish courts paving the way for minimum unit pricing

Short URL

About the author:

About the author

Cianan Brennan

@ciananbrennan

cianan@thejournal.ie

See more articles by Cianan Brennan

Contribute to this story:

Send a Correction

COMMENTS

∞

About Us

Corrections

Report Content

Policies

TheJournal.ie is a full participating member of the Press Council of Ireland and supports the Office of the Press Ombudsman. This scheme in addition to defending the freedom of the press, offers readers a quick, fair and free method of dealing with complaints that they may have in relation to articles that appear on our pages. To contact the Office of the Press Ombudsman Lo-Call 1890 208 080 or go to www.pressombudsman.ie or www.presscouncil.ie

Please note that TheJournal.ie uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. For more information on cookies please refer to our cookies policy.

News images provided by Press Association and Photocall Ireland unless otherwise stated. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography unless otherwise stated. Wire service provided by Associated Press.

Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites.

European Olympic Council expresses its "strong support" and "warmest wishes" for Pat Hickey

The expressions of support came at a meeting of European Olympic committees in Minsk, Belarus.

Read: Outrage as Government accused of U-turn on mental health budget commitment