The Media Workers Association of Grenada (MWAG) notes with grave concern and alarm the taking into custody of the Editor of the Grenada Today, Mr. George Worme by the Royal Grenada Police Force for questioning on March 14th, 2006 for a letter to the Editor published on February 17, 2006, entitles "Shameful and Disgraceful Grand Mother".

The letter was in reaction to the involvement of the MP’s mother-in-law with the ruling New National Party (NNP) government of Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell to bring a case against him in court on his right to be elected to Parliament while holding Canadian citizenship.

The Media Workers Association of Grenada considers the action by the Police as intended to intimidate the Editor of the Grenada Today and Media Workers in country.

MWAG strongly believes that if the article aggrieved anyone he or she could have taken the matter to the Civil Courts and have the justice. The decision of the Police to peruse the matter under criminal libel is unwarranted and seemed designed to pressure the media.

MWAG notes that it is not the first time the Police and Government have used the power of the state to intimidate journalists - we recalled two years ago the threat by the GIS to use the full force of the law if the journalists were to report on the "SO CALLED BRIEFCASE STORY INVOLVING THE PRIME MINISTER."

MWAG wishes to condemn this latest action by the Police.