Nguyễn Ngọc Lễ (1918–1972) was an officer in theArmy of the Republic of Vietnam. He was also the head of the National Police in the 1950s. Lễ strongly advocated the assassination of PresidentNgô Đình Diệm and his younger brother and advisorNgô Đình Nhu after they were arrested at the end of anarmy coup. Although his army colleagues did not agree with his proposal, the brothers were shot anyway, believed to have been on the orders of GeneralDương Văn Minh against consensus.[1][2]
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