The French special investigation team searched the Paris Olympic organizers’ places of work because of suspected corruption.
The organizers of the Olympic games in France shared that the raid is still happening at their headquarters in the French capital. They also claimed that “Paris 2024 is complying with the police to expedite their investigations.” We won’t share any more details at this time.
JUST IN: French investigators search the offices of the Paris 2024 Olympic organizers in a probe into suspected corruption, AP reports https://t.co/mjT7SHA4Nl pic.twitter.com/85A49JQmyh
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Paris is the latest anti-corruption investigation victim; the same happened in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. Because of vote-buying accusations, the Olympic Committee dismissed a few organization members.