Trần Dụ Châu

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Trần. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name.
Trần Dụ Châu
Born1906 (1906)
Died6 September 1950(1950-09-06) (aged 43–44)
NationalityNorth Vietnam
Criminal chargesCorruption
Criminal penaltyCapital punishment
Criminal statusExecuted

Trần Dụ Châu (1906 – 1950) was an officer in the People's Army of Vietnam who was executed in 1950 because of corruption.

Early life and career

Trần Dụ Châu was born in 1906 in the province of Nghệ An.[1] In 1930, he began working for the French embassy as a secretary and also wrote for Thanh Nghệ Tĩnh newspaper; however he was laid off by the embassy. In 1932, Châu began working as a train employee and became an accounting manager after the Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina (1945). After the August Revolution, he offered a part of his property to the country and started working. In the First Indochina War, shortly after the war broke out, Châu traveled to northern Vietnam, and he was given a mission to move tons of rice and salt to Việt Bắc.[2][3]

Trial and execution

After going to a wedding with Trần Dụ Châu as the person presiding the wedding, poet Đoàn Phú Tứ [vi] wrote a letter to Hồ Chí Minh, accusing Châu of corruption. A military court was established at the hall.[1] On 5 September 1950, a trial was carried out for Trần Dụ Châu, Lê Sỹ Cửu (Châu's assistant), and Bùi Minh Chân (Châu's secretary). Đoàn Phú Tứ was also invited to the trial.[4] After the trial, Trần Dụ Châu was sentenced to death. He also sent an appeal to Hồ Chí Minh but was declined.[5] Châu was executed on 6 September by a firing line.[6] He had taken 57,959 đồng, 149 United States dollars, and other goods worth 143,900 đồng.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Ngọc, Lộc (30 December 2018). "Nhà thơ phanh khui vụ án Trần Dụ Châu". Báo Hải Dương (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hồng, Hà (24 August 2005). "55 năm nhìn lại vụ án Trần Dụ Châu". Công an nhân dân (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  3. ^ Kiều, Mai Sơn (27 December 2019). "Đại tá Trần Dụ Châu & Bản án tử hình tội phạm tham nhũng đầu tiên: [Bài IV] Giết một con sâu cứu cả rừng cây". Nông nghiệp Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  4. ^ Nguyễn, Khắc Phi (2 July 2006). "Một đám cưới năm 1950". Tuổi Trẻ (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ Nguyễn, Cúc (15 November 2021). "Ngày 15-11-1950: Bác Hồ nói gì về tham nhũng và công tác cán bộ?". People's Army Newspaper (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ^ Nguyễn, Quang Duy (16 June 2021). "Chỉ tự do chính trị mới giúp Việt Nam chống được tham nhũng". BBC (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  • Đêm Trắng, a play based on the trial and execution of Trần Dụ Châu