Jailed Irish pair seek release as ticket-touting scandal enters its third week

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.

Tue, 23 Aug, 2016 - 01:00

Daniel McConnell and Matt Sandy, Rio de Janeiro

Lawyers for Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) boss Patrick Hickey, 71, and Kevin James Mallon, 36, an executive of ticketing firm THG Sports, will request they be able to “respond at liberty’ to the criminal charges they are facing.

Franklin Gomes, a Sao Paulo-based lawyer for Mr Mallon, said: “We are putting all our efforts into getting him released from prison immediately.”

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Athletics Olympics Ticket scandal Rio Olympics Place: Rio de Janeiro Place: São Paulo Place: Rio Place: Brasilia Place: Brazil Place: Bangu Person: Patrick Hickey Person: Kevin James Mallon Person: Franklin Gomes Person: Mallon Person: Hickey Person: Thomas Bach Person: JohnDelaneyPatHigginsEmmaEnglish220816_large.jpg Person: Leticia D’Aiuto de Moraes Ferreira Person: John Delaney Person: William O’Brien Person: Dermot Henihan Person: Kevin Kilty Person: Linda O’Reilly Person: Stephen Martin Person: Marcus Evans Person: David Patrick Gilmour Person: Martin Studd Person: Martin van Os Person: Michael Glynn Person: Ken Murray Person: Eamonn Collins Person: Sports Minister Person: Shane Ross Event: Olympic Event: 2016 Olympics Organisation: Olympic Council of Ireland Organisation: OCI Organisation: THG Sports Organisation: Superior Court of Justice Organisation: Supreme Court Organisation: International Olympic Committee Organisation: Pro10 Sports Management Organisation: Pro10 Organisation: THG Organisation: civil police Organisation: Department of Transport

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