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.

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).