Daniel Delgado
Daniel Delgado Diamante (1947/1948 – 30 July 2021) was a Panamanian politician, who served as Minister of Justice from 31 August 2007 until October 2008,[1] after he was promoted from Chief of Customs.[2]
He was previously a lieutenant colonel in the Panama Defense Forces and part of the military dictatorship of Manuel Noriega,[3] but was decommissioned when the PDF was dissolved following the United States invasion in 1989.[4]
In July 2008, Delgado announced the government would deny a U.S. military base in Panama, citing the nations' prior history.[5]
He was accused in October 2008 of killing Corporal Andrés García on 8 February 1970, for refusing to follow an order given by Delgado.[6]
The Second Superior Court of Justice filed the file after declaring the criminal action in the proceeding to Delgado for García's death, which occurred on 8 February 1970, in the community of Panamá Viejo, in the capital, informed the judicial organ. In the ruling dated 8 July 2015, it is established that the criminal action in this case in effect prescribed on 20 December 2001, twelve years after the end of the military regime (1968-1989).[7]
Delgado died on 30 July 2021 at the age of 73.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Herrera Steps Down". English News Panama. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
- ^ Winner, Don (13 February 2008). "Riots and Protests - What To Expect For Tomorrow". Panama Guide. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
- ^ Carroll, Rory (10 September 2007). "No return for Noriega, the dictator whose nation is still trying to forget". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
- ^ Christian, Shirley (1 September 1992). "Panama's New Police Force Under Fire". New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
- ^ "Panama says no to U.S. military base". Reuters. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
- ^ "El muerto oculto de Delgado Diamante". Presna.com. 20 October 2008. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ "Prescribe acción penal contra Daniel Delgado Diamante". 24 July 2015.
- ^ Falleció Daniel Delgado Diamante (in Spanish)
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