Attorney General Releases Further Information on
John Allen Williams Investigation

Attorney General of Antigua and Barbuda Mrs. Gertel Thom today disclosed that the Task Force established to investigate, among other things, the circumstances surrounding the application and issuance of an Antigua and Barbuda passport to John Allen Williams also known as John Allen Mohammed, has informed her that they have received information regarding Williams’ activities in Antigua and Barbuda which may have placed the safety of Prime Minister Bird at risk.

Mrs. Thom said that in the course of their investigation, the Task Force received reliable information that John Allen Williams had proposed a scheme to kidnap the Prime Minister and request a ransom for his release.

The Attorney General said that the Chairman of the Task Force, Mr John Fuller, has advised her that details of this matter will be fully addressed in the group's final report.

Mrs. Thom said that she is pleased that the Prime Minister will be raising the matter in the National Security Council and with CARICOM Heads of Government since the security of public officials has now become a matter of grave concern.

It was also disclosed by the Attorney General that the police have executed search warrants as part of the investigation into the activities of John Allen Williams and have confiscated two computers they believed he used while in Antigua.