Pat Hickey Lashes Out At Sports Minister Over Olympic Ticketing Scandle
Pat Hickey has accused the Sports Minister Shane Ross of 'scarpering' when he was arrested on ticket touting charges in Brazil.
The former President of the Olympic Council of Ireland said that Minister Ross was afraid he was going to be arrested as well.
The 72-year-old also told Newstalk the Minister didn't make any effort to help him in prison, but the department of Sport says consular assistance was offered by the Irish Embassy in Rio.
This is Pat Hickey's first interview since his return home from last summer's Olympics:
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