A Vietnamese military court has convicted a former colonel. Details
here. But why was he not tried in a civilian court? The offenses, at least some of them, certainly have a military nexus, but military court personal jurisdiction should be restricted to serving personnel, not retirees (let's assume the accused had retired), not veterans, and not civilians.
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