Grenada seeks video in PM corruption probe

2009-04-03 02:45:03 -

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) - Prosecutors in Grenada say their corruption case against a former prime minister hinges on a videotape they are trying to obtain as evidence.
Former Prime Minister Keith Mitchell has repeatedly dismissed accusations that he took US$1 million in kickbacks in 2000 from a former Grenadian ambassador-at-large. Mitchell's New National Party lost power in elections last year.
Prosecutors say they traveled to Boston to watch a video of the former Grenadian leader allegedly accepting a payment from former ambassador Erik Resteiner.
But the Ministry of Legal Affairs said in a statement Thursday that it needs Resteiner's cooperation to obtain the video as evidence.
Resteiner is serving a seven-year sentence at a federal prison in Rhode Island after his conviction on mail fraud and other charges.