Brazilian police launched their widening investigation after they seized more than 1,000 premier tickets for Rio, including those to the opening ceremony.
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Last Sunday night Dermot Henihan, of North Circular Road, had his passport, phone and laptop seized by Brazilian police following a search of the Rio de Janeiro hotel he was staying in.
Chef de Mission Kevin Kilty and CEO Stephen Martin were also due to meet with police but the pair have rescheduled their meeting for tomorrow.
The officials’ passports, phones and laptops were seized in an Olympic Village raid hours before the closing ceremony.
Patrick Hickey, President of both the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) and European Olympic Committees, is now being held in prison here in connection with an alleged Rio 2016 ticketing scam.
Its report will be presented to a judge who will chair the state inquest into the OCI’s management of ticketing at the Rio Olympics, the statement said.
“We are continuing the investigation into the global scheme of ticket scalping”, Rio police said.
The alleged scheme unraveled at the beginning of the Games when Kevin Mallon, head of the British hospitality provider THG, was arrested in Rio with tickets that were allocated to the Olympic Council of Ireland.
His solicitors in Rio de Janeiro want the 71-year-old to be freed under house arrest, while he awaits a full court hearing.
It is alleged by Brazilian police, however, that Pro10 Sports Management, the Dublin-based company who were selected, were just a front operation to hide THG’s involvement.
Currently, Hickey is waiting for his case to be assigned to a judge who will decide whether he is to be formally charged with facilitating ticket touting, establishing a cartel and illicit marketing.
It has been reported that Mr Hickey has a second passport that is with his lawyers.
Police here yesterday revealed that they found emails dating back to 2010 between the Hickey and Marcus Evans, head of ticketing company THG Sports.
Mr Hickey previously said the OCI does not handle tickets and there was no impropriety whatsoever from himself, or anyone in the OCI.
Police say they have also issued arrest warrants for three PRO10 executives.
“The investigation did not bring one single slight indication that Mr Hickey could be involved with the facts therein investigated”.
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Athletes will be invited to give evidence about their experience of ticket handling, and the inquiry will review areas such as the appointment of Pro10 Sports Management as OCI’s authorised ticket reseller for the games. Bach again stressed the “presumption of innocence” in Hickey’s case.
