Three Irish officials who were questioned by police in Brazil over the Olympic ticketing scandal are expected to soon be on their way home to Ireland.

A week after Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) boss Pat Hickey was arrested in a dawn raid on his hotel in Rio de Janeiro, he remains incarcerated in the notorious Bangu prison complex.

Both Irishmen being held in prison in Rio de Janeiro will petition the courts to be released as the Olympic touting scandal enters its third week.

With panoramic views of the white sands of one of Rio de Janeiro’s longest beaches and not far from the Olympic Park, the five-star Windsor Marapendi hotel was an obvious choice for delegates from the International Olympic Committee.