Inquiry to take place into bribery allegations in Grenada
by Leroy Noel
Monday, July 5, 2004
ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada: The Governor General
of Grenada is putting structures in place to appoint a Commission of Inquiry
into allegations of bribery involving Prime Minister Keith Mitchell and alleged
German fraudster Eric Resteiner. During a
sitting of the House of Representative Friday, Dr. Mitchell indicated that he
was advised about the inquiry by the Governor General to look into a trip he
made to Kuwait and Europe in June 2000. The
Chamber of Industry and Commerce as well as the Conference of Churches called
on the government to institute an investigation so that the allegation of
bribery can be put to rest. This will become
the second inquiry in which Dr Mitchell is at the center. The first inquiry
was commissioned in March 1991 with Mr. Lindsay Worrell being the Commissioner
to investigate the Ministry of Works which was then headed by Dr Mitchell.
The report from the inquiry which is known as the “Worrell Report” said, "It
is interesting to note the frequency with which the names of the following
persons – Gregory Bowen (now minister of Agriculture), Denis Campbell, Keith
Braveboy and Winston Gabriel appeared either as directors or employees of the
statutory bodies and companies." The
Commissioner noted, "Under my investigation at times I had to wonder if the
national interest was best served.”
Another remarkable observation during the
course of the inquiry was the failure of the authorities to refer to the
police for investigation the disappearance of items from statutory boards and
companies with a view of instituting criminal charges.
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