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Brazilian police arrest Olympics chief in bribery investigation
Source: Associated Press
Brazilian police arrest Olympics chief in bribery investigation
Associated Press in Rio de Janeiro
Thursday 5 October 2017 15.10 BST
Brazilian police have arrested the head of the national Olympics committee, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, who is accused of conspiring to bribe members of the International Olympic Committee to pick Rio de Janeiro as host of the 2016 games.
Carlos Nuzman, who is also an honorary International Olympic Committee member, was held for questioning last month by Brazilian and French authorities. They said he was a central figure in channeling $2m (£1.5m) to Lamine Diack, a former IOC member from Senegal who helped secure votes when Rio was picked by the IOC in 2009.
On Thursday, police said Nuzman would be held because investigators found he had tried to hamper the investigation by regularising assets likely gained with illicit money. About two weeks after being held for questioning, Nuzman amended his tax declaration to add about $600,000 in income, according to the arrest order.
“He clearly acted to obstruct the investigation,” said the order, adding that the lack of a clear origin of the extra money “indicated it was illicit”.
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Associated Press in Rio de Janeiro
Thursday 5 October 2017 15.10 BST
Brazilian police have arrested the head of the national Olympics committee, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, who is accused of conspiring to bribe members of the International Olympic Committee to pick Rio de Janeiro as host of the 2016 games.
Carlos Nuzman, who is also an honorary International Olympic Committee member, was held for questioning last month by Brazilian and French authorities. They said he was a central figure in channeling $2m (£1.5m) to Lamine Diack, a former IOC member from Senegal who helped secure votes when Rio was picked by the IOC in 2009.
On Thursday, police said Nuzman would be held because investigators found he had tried to hamper the investigation by regularising assets likely gained with illicit money. About two weeks after being held for questioning, Nuzman amended his tax declaration to add about $600,000 in income, according to the arrest order.
“He clearly acted to obstruct the investigation,” said the order, adding that the lack of a clear origin of the extra money “indicated it was illicit”.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/05/brazilian-police-arrest-olympics-chief-carlos-arthur-nuzman-bribery-investigation
