Pat Hickey questioned in police custody

Olympic Council of Ireland president Pat Hickey was released from hospital and brought straight to a police station for questioning yesterday.

It was expected that Mr Hickey would spend the night in prison. He could be held in Bangu 8, the same notorious jail on the outskirts of Rio as Kevin James Mallon, the Irish THG executive arrested on August 5 when nearly 800 OCI-allocated tickets were seized.

Mr Hickey could also be kept in a police cell. His lawyers could request house arrest from a court, which would require him to wear an electronic tag. There are six criteria for house arrest, including being over 80. Mr Hickey is 71. The only criteria that might apply to him is if he is “extremely debilitated by serious illness” — but that would depend on a medical assessment.