Over three thousand suspected deaths were attributed to para interrogation excesses
Evidence
The number of such “disappearances” may never be verified; the distinguished secretary-general at the Algiers prefecture, Paul Teitgen, put it at just over 3,000. Though Godard disputes it vigorously and arithmetically, this was to become the figure generally accepted by the opponents of para excesses during the Battle of Algiers. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 597
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Rendition sent over a hundred detainees to torturing states
Broader Connections
- Rendition sent over a hundred detainees to torturing states
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