Wednesday June 3rd, 2009: St George’s, Grenada:  Leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition, Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell, is calling on the NDC administration to refrain from using the Royal Grenada Police Force to achieve its political objective. Commenting on the plan to detain popular radio host, Allan Campbell and subsequently the directive given for him to present himself at the Grenville Police Station for questioning, he said it is symbolic of the dark period 1979-1983 which no Grenadian should want to go back to.
 
It is an established fact that democracy and freedom of speech which has bloomed in Grenada thereafter under the Keith Mitchell administrations is under attack today. The use of the Police in an effort to intimidate Mrs. Cheryl Williams and Mr. Hugh Wildman (former advisor to the Keith Mitchell led administration) and now Mr. Allan Campbell is totally unacceptable.  The reason given by the police for questioning Campbell is a clear indication that the instruction came from the highest level and that the motive is political with an aim to stifle the voice of the ordinary people of the country.
 
According to Dr. Mitchell, the recent decision by the NDC administration to prevent the live broadcast of Parliament is another sign of the Government’s intention to silence the voice of the opposition and the voice of the people.  

Dr. Mitchell therefore calls on the National Democratic Congress to desist from it’s vindictive political activities of police and parliamentary harassment and to refrain from stifling freedom of speech that many fought hard and died for.  Most importantly the Opposition leader calls on the NDC administration to focus on governing the country to bring more benefits to the people of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. 

Wednesday June 3rd, 2009
Office of the Leader of the Opposition