Marcos Justine

Marcos Justine Fernández was a Panamanian military officer who was the last Chief of the general staff of the Panama Defense Forces under dictator Manuel Noriega before its dismantling following the United States invasion of Panama in 1989.

Marcos Justine Fernández
Chief of the general staff
In office April 1987 - 20 December 1989
President	Manuel Noriega
Preceded by	??
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	Marcos Justine Fernández 1934
Died	(2017-06-07)June 7, 2017 (aged 83) Panama City, Panama
Alma mater	Chorrillos Military School School of the Americas
Military service
Allegiance	Panama
Branch/service	Panama Defense Forces
Rank	Colonel
Commands	Panama Defense Forces
Battles/wars	Invasion of Panama

Before his time in the Defense Forces, he was the head of National Police of Panama City and head of the Veraguas police zone.^[1]

Following the invasion Justine was arrested and accused of embezzling $20 million dollars from the National Bank of Panama during the dictatorship. He received a presidential pardon in 1996 and was released.

He suffered pneumonia and died on 6 June 2017 aged 83 at the Hospital Nacional in Panama City.^[2]

References

1. "Marcos Justine dies, at the same age as his general" (in Spanish). critica.com. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
2. Jose Gonzalez Pinilla (7 June 2017). "Former Colonel Marcos Justine passes away" (in Spanish). La Prensa. Retrieved 12 August 2021.