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The former head of the Olympic Council of Ireland and the
European Olympic Committee, who was released from prison in
August, has maintained he is innocent of all charges.
Irishman Hickey, 71, was allowed to leave Brazil in November on
condition he paid 1.5 million reais ($432,201) in bail.
"ANOC can confirm that on humanitarian grounds they have agreed
to temporarily loan the bail payment for Patrick Hickey to
return home for medical reasons," the Lausanne-based Association
of National Olympic Committees said in a statement on Thursday.
"The payment was made as a temporary loan so Patrick Hickey
could meet his bail requirements and return to Ireland where he
can receive medical treatment for a heart condition. The terms
... make it clear it must be repaid to ANOC in full."
The Rio Games were staged in August.
($1 = 3.4706 reais)
(Reporting by Greg Stutchbury in Wellington; Editing by Tony
Jimenez)
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