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05-26-2009, 02:30 PM
In President Leonel Fernandez's absence, Vice President Rafael Alburquerque has revoked the decree appointing Antonio Ramirez Medina to the post of minister counselor at the Dominican Embassy in South Africa. He issued Decree 404-09 on 20 May, which nevertheless does not specify the reasons for the cancellation. Ramirez is the former regional director of the Ministry of Agriculture in San Juan de la Maguana. The decree was issued 10 days after the Department of Administrative Corruption (DPCA) submitted the former employee to justice for his role in a fraudulent purchase of 75,000 quintals of onions for RD$80 million from farmers in Vallejuelo. The San Juan prosecutors had not begun proceedings, as they were unsure about his diplomatic status. If he had kept his diplomatic status, the case would have had to be heard exclusively by the Supreme Court of Justice.
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