"There were definitely no illegal actions in Lithuania. We are sure with no doubt," Vytautas Zubernis, secretary general of the LNOC, told BNS on Monday.
Lithuanian travel agency Baltic Clipper, official distributor of olympic tickets in the country, says that all tickets sold in Lithuania were bought by Lithuanian fans.
An investigation into the distribution of Olympic tickets in Lithuania was launched following reports in the British media that a member of staff of Baltic Clipper allegedly sold tickets on the black market.
Zubernis said the answers were sent to the Organization Committee last year. They were prepared by the LNOC after Baltic Clipper provided the list of Lithuanian residents who bought tickets.
"The first question was whether any tickets were sold to non-Lithuanian citizens in Lithuania and whether any tickets were sold outside the territory of Lithuania. The answer was no. The second question was whether any Lithuanian resident was sold more than 20 tickets. There was nothing of the kind either. The third question was whether tickets were sold pursuant to the valid agreement between Baltic Clipped and the Olympic Organizing Committee. Yes, provisions of the agreement were followed," Zubernis said.
The same answers and material from Baltic Clipper were also sent to the International Olympic Committee.
Following an investigation, the Sunday Times of Great Britain claimed earlier this month that official representative Asta Žirlytė allegedly offered to buy Olympic tickets which, she said, she had concealed.
Baltic Clipper launched an internal investigation following the publication.
In a statement sent to BNS, Baltic Clipper said it had received 128 Olympic tickets for Lithuanian fans from LOCOG.
"All tickets were sold way before the investigation by the British daily. The tickets were bought by 30 people. The average number of tickets sold to one person ranged from 3 to 6 tickets," Baltic Clipper said.
The agency said that all in all, 1,244 tickets were assigned to Lithuania. 1,116 tickets were sold to representatives of sport organizations in early 2011. 128 tickets were sold to Lithuanian fans by Baltic Clipper.
"Baltic Clipper checked the entire list of Lithuanian buyers and information pursuant to the agreement and provided everything to LOCOG, the International Olympic Committee and the LNOC," the agency said in the statement.
"We have been in the travel business for over two decades and we trust our team of professionals. We have also complied with agreement rules," Romas Vitkauskas, director of Baltic Clipper, said.
The agency also asked the Sunday Times to provide full video recordings from Žirlytė's alleged meeting with the paper's reporters pretending to be buyers, and not fragments taken out of context.
The Sunday Times investigation revealed that Olympic officials and agents were selling tickets on the black market for a price up to ten times higher than their face value. According to the investigation, 27 agents from 54 countries were involved in the scheme, including officials from China and Serbia who agreed to sell dozens of AA category tickets for up to £6,000 each.
London 2012 Olympics will take place between 27 July and 12 August.
Baltic Clipper is the official agent selling Olympic tickets in Lithuania.
