This was compounded by coup plotting by various ARVN officers which distracted attention from fighting the insurgency.
During 1964, South Vietnam had suffered a succession of setbacks on the battlefield, in part due to disunity in the military and a focus on coup plotting.
On December 21, 1997 the government arrested General Oladipo Diya, ten officers, and eight civilians on charges of coup plotting.
That civilian support was seen by some to have nurtured coup plotting within the military.
In this occurrence, a monk named Hem Chieu attempted to subvert some Khmer military personnel by involving them in vague coup plotting against the colonial administration.
The majority of Lucas Garcia's senior officers were reportedly unaware of any prior coup plotting.
As Mậu was in a role that involved coordinating with other senior officers, he was an effective conduit for coup plotting.
Upon the shutdown, Chavez claimed RCTV would be punished for criticizing the government, specifically for being "bourgeois" and for "coup plotting."
In mid to late 1940, British intelligence became aware of coup plotting, but managed to side-track the plans, preferring to continue working through Prince Paul.
Operating guidance cable on coup plotting in Chile, Washington: National Security Council.