St. George’s, Grenada, April 29th
2010: Leader of Her Majesty’s
Opposition, Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith
Mitchell says he is shocked and
extremely disturbed by the recent
development in which two police officers
who were in his company last weekend
were suddenly suspended from their jobs.
According to Dr. Mitchell, this
kind of action by those in authority is reminiscent of a period in our history
that many will wish not to recall.
Dr. Mitchell explains that
during his thirteen years in Government he has built very close relationship
with individuals in all sectors of the society and values very highly those
relationships. However, he noted that in the case of the police officers one
happens to be a very close relative and as a result traditionally they visit
each others home quite frequently. The other officer he said is like a son to
him and he is also extremely close to his family. He said both officers like
other relatives and friends maintain very close contact with him.
Dr. Mitchell describes the
action taken against the officers as pure victimization and says it sets a very
dangerous precedence. He said no past or present leader in any country should
support this.
It must be noted that on many
occasions since the last general elections, Dr. Mitchell has spoken out very
strongly about a number of obvious cases of victimization in the Royal Grenada
Police Force (RGPF), and has expressed concern that the situation is only
getting worse and can have serious implication for the peace and stability of
Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. The Opposition Leader therefore calls
on the Minister for National Security to restore sanity in the leadership of the
RGPF
