A man who pleaded guilty to selling stolen grandstand tickets at the Coca Cola Games claimed in court this morning that he had paid his arresting officer $200.

40 year old Sitiveni Bokini stole four Coca Cola Games tickets and sold it for $5 each outside the TFL Stadium on May 2nd.

When the students tried to use the tickets to enter the games venue, they were told that the tickets were stolen.

They then tracked down Bokini with some police officers.

While seeking the courts forgiveness, Bokini claimed that he returned the $20 from the stolen tickets to the arresting officer and in addition paid him another $180 which he had brought with him from his village.

However, the court file only shows that Bokini had given $100 to the arresting officer.

Chief Magistrate Ajmal Gulab Khan has directed that the arresting officer be brought to court to verify Bokini's claims.

The case is adjourned to Monday.