The defense will appeal to the Superior Court of Justice to release the director of Match.
Lawyer Nilson Paiva, from the firm representing Match company director Raymond Whelan in Brazil, said he will request the release of the prisoner at the Superior Court of Justice this Monday (14); Whelan is accused of being part of an illegal ticket sales scheme for the World Cup.
Isabela Vieira - Reporter for Agência Brasil
The director of the company Match, Raymond Whelan, is to be transferred tonight to the Gericinó Penitentiary Complex, in the northern zone of Rio de Janeiro. The executive, who had been on the run since Thursday (10), presented himself earlier to the Court of Justice. The lawyers are expected to request the release of the prisoner from the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) today (14).
The information comes from lawyer Nilson Paiva, from the firm representing Whelan in Brazil. Paiva spoke to the press as he left the Police Headquarters in the northern part of the city, where the Match executive was taken after turning himself in.
The British national, accused of being part of an illegal World Cup ticket sales scheme, was taken in a Civil Police van to the Forensic Medical Institute (IML) in the city center for a physical examination. From there, he is expected to go directly to prison.
Match is a company authorized by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) to sell World Cup tickets. On Thursday, the Rio de Janeiro court accepted a complaint from the Rio de Janeiro Public Prosecutor's Office and ordered the arrest of 11 people accused of participating in an illegal ticket sales scheme, including Whelan.