The Mercenary past of shamed councillor

Disgraced Cllr Peter Wright who attacked his wife was a 'dog of war' who spent years behind bars for mercenary activities, the Manchester Evening News can reveal today.
Peter Wright, a Lib Dem for 10 years in Tameside, was given a 23-week prison sentence yesterday for assaulting his partner of 17 years.
During a previous court hearing, at which Wright admitted his guilt, he was described by his solicitor as having led a `blameless life and devoted himself to the service of others'.
But the 56-year-old former paratrooper, who claimed to have once served with the American Army in Vietnam, was one of 13 men put on trial after the Angolan civil war in the 1970s.
When he returned to Britain after serving eight years of the 16-year sentence he received a string of convictions for assaults - but went on to be a councillor.