Rio 2016 lawyer thinks Irish inquiry emails 'may have been marked as spam'
The Brazilian lawyer representing the local committee said that he was unaware that an Irish inquiry was trying to get in touch with him.
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The Brazilian lawyer representing the local committee said that he was unaware that an Irish inquiry was trying to get in touch with him.
The 226-page report into the ticketing scandal has been published online this afternoon.
The Executive Committee has taken the decision after the threat of a High Court injunction from Pat Hickey’s legal team.
Deloitte has been put in charge of the task.
Today the Government announced that the inquiry, chaired by Justice Carroll Moran, will examine ticket sales for the London (2012) and Sochi (2014) Games, as well as Rio 2016.
The Olympic Council of Ireland has said it will ‘co-operate fully’ with a State inquiry into the ongoing ticket-touting scandal.
Meanwhile, Pat Hickey has been denied bail in Rio.
Pat Hickey has stood down from his role as OCI chief temporarily in the wake of his arrest in Rio.
Minister Ross said last week that he was “not happy” about what had transpired and wanted answers.