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South Vietnamese opposition leader tried and sentenced - Jul 26, 1968 - HISTORY.com
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Truong Dinh Dzu, a candidate who ran on a peace platform in the September 1967 presidential elections in South Vietnam, is sentenced to five years of hard labor for urging the formation of a coalition government as a step toward ending the war. This was the first time that a major political figure was tried and convicted under a 1965 decree that ordered the prosecution of persons “who interfere with the government’s struggle against communism.”
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Truong Dinh Dzu, a candidate who ran on a peace platform in the September 1967 presidential elections in South Vietnam, is sentenced to five years of hard labor for urging the formation of a coalition government as a step toward ending the war. This was the first time that a major political figure was tried and convicted under a 1965 decree that ordered the prosecution of persons “who interfere with the government’s struggle against communism.”
@SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas , Capt Christopher Mueller , CPT (Join to see) , COL Mikel J. Burroughs , Sgt Joe LaBranche , SSgt (Join to see), TSgt Hunter Logan Capt Seid Waddell SrA Christopher Wright LTC Stephen F. PO2 Ed C. PO2 Mark Saffell MSG Tom Earley PVT James Strait Alan K. @po1 william "chip" PO1 William "Chip" Nagel @SGT John McConnell SGT John " Mac " McConnell
South Vietnamese opposition leader tried and sentenced - Jul 26, 1968 - HISTORY.com
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Thanks for making us aware of Truong Dinh Dzu who "ran on a peace platform in the September 1967 presidential elections in South Vietnam" and was sentenced to five years of hard labor for urging the formation of a coalition government as a step toward ending the war SP5 Mark Kuzinski .
Corruption seemed to run rampant in Saigon in terms of elected officials and government contracts.
At times it seemed that the prime minister and president of South Vietnam was a revolving door operation.
It is sad that the USA was openly supporting a corrupt regime - unfortunately we still seem to be doing that in Turkey fro instance.
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Corruption seemed to run rampant in Saigon in terms of elected officials and government contracts.
At times it seemed that the prime minister and president of South Vietnam was a revolving door operation.
It is sad that the USA was openly supporting a corrupt regime - unfortunately we still seem to be doing that in Turkey fro instance.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) CW5 Charlie Poulton CSM Charles Hayden SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SGT Forrest Stewart SGT Robert Hawks SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski He might have had something there if they/we listened. Good example of when a 'Democracy' of any stripe starts to slip under the guise of prosecution of persons 'who interfere with the government's struggle against (insert yr cause or word)'
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