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05-29-2007, 02:20 PM
Interior and Police Minister Franklyn Almeyda says that it is not his fault that Ford Focus police cars are stranded because of the lack of spare parts, preferring instead to blame the Chief of Police, who he said has the responsibility for the maintenance. The vehicles were bought for US$1 million from a Ford supplier in Spain, but according to Viamar, the local Ford dealer, vehicles purchased in Spain run on diesel, while the locally sold Ford Focus vehicles operate on gasoline, so the local dealer does not have the necessary spare parts to repair the vehicles and has to import them. Viamar is now asking for 5% of the total cost of the vehicles, equal to US$59,250, in order to import the spares. Almeyda says that the fleet of vehicles was originally bought through a commercial bank loan from the Spanish government, which was approved by the Dominican Congress.
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