New Allegations of French Torture in Algeria Surface

Senior Officers Bring New Charges

Published on March 15, 2004 By Larry Kuperman In Current Events

The French Communist party has leveled new allegations of the use of torture by the French in Algeria.

In what has become for most of the world a forgotten war, France is widely believed to have used Nazi-style torture techniques in it's war against Algeria. Algeria was once occupied by France and France fought a war against Islamic rebels from 1954 to 1962. Current French President Chirac was a captain in the French army there.

Recenty a senior officer admitted to have personally conducted more than 20 "executions."

Now the Communist Party is now asking for acknowledgement and official repentence. "There is a duty for the French people and for the French government to accept the truth, that between 1954 and 1962 members of the French army participated in the torture," says Daniel Sarera, the party's international secretary.

Comments

Kefta

on Apr 21, 2004

The french deserve to die. i fuckin hate the french

greywar

on Apr 21, 2004

Kefta - I dont think that adds significant help to the debate over recent or historic French conduct or policy. I would consider the souce of these torture allegations before condemning the Frech premptively on this basis. Beleive me I have no love for current French policy but smear tactics I like even less.

That being said it is possible that there is evidence to back upt he claim but there was scarce little of verifiability in the linked article.

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