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Grenada Seventeen controversy still rages
01-17-2007

ST GEORGE'S , Grenada: Fingers continue to point in Grenada as to where the bodies of murdered former Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and his cabinet colleagues lie.

The issue has been widely debated in recent weeks. While some believe that the seventeen who were convicted of the crime should stay behind bars, others think that they have served their time and should be given a taste of freedom.

Last year three members of the seventeen were released after spending 20 years behind bars.

However Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell has claimed that there are people currently in Grenada who know the whereabouts of the Bishop’s body.

The prime minister said that they should have a heart and ease the pain of the families.

Some critics have even blamed the Americans for keeping information concerning Bishop's remains, while some believe that the Americans are the ones who know where to find the bodies.

“I cannot say that I believe that the Americans have anything to do with this,” said Prime Minister Mitchell.

The prime minister stated that it is no good for the American government and people to hold back information or take Bishop's and other bodies.

“It seems that the only persons, the group that has a vested interest in doing away with the bodies and maintaining silence, are those who committed the crime and burnt the bodies,” he said.

The lawyers representing the remainder of the seventeen continue to battle for their release.