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August 27, 2004
 
 
Grenada opens inquiry into bribery allegations against prime minister
 
Intro:
Grenada opened an inquiry Friday into allegations that the Caribbean island's prime minister accepted a bribe in exchange for giving a German-born businessman a position as trade ambassador.
 
Excerpt: Another key witness is David Marchant, the publisher of the Miami-based newsletter OffshoreAlert, which first published the allegations in April.

Marchant, who lives in Miami, said Cheltenham hadn't contacted him. But he said he would be reluctant to go to Grenada because Mitchell has filed a criminal lawsuit against him. Marchant said he stood by his story.

"I would be going into the unknown, a country that I've never visited before, and a country whose government doesn't abide by the rule of law," he said in a phone interview. "I would be apprehensive, but I wouldn't rule it out.

"My safety would be an issue," he added. "If I set foot in Grenada ... would they arrest me?"
 
 

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