Post-1959 torture in Algeria became a private, unsanctioned practice.

Evidence

In 1949, for instance, Governor-General Naegelen in an official circular ordered: “strong-arm techniques must be absolutely prohibited as a method of investigation. I am determined to punish with the utmost severity not only those members of the public service found guilty of using violence but also their superiors.” In 1955 Mendès-France declared categorically that all “excesses” “must stop everywhere and at once”, and Soustelle during his stewardship issued strict instructions that “every offence against human dignity…be rigorously forbidden”, and in his memoirs he insists that any proven cases of brutality or summary executions “did not rest without punishment”. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 581 (#contradicts, via linked claim)

And this is what happened. Because of the numbers of suspects involved, the D.O.P. “experts” often had to rely on outside help; “in certain cases”, admits Massu, “each of the regimental interrogation teams of the 10th Paratroop Division was obliged to have recourse to violence”. It was at this point, one might say, that torture became institutionalised in the army in Algeria. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 592 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Torture became institutionalized in the French army during the Battle of Algiers — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 592; French governors repeatedly and publicly prohibited torture in Algeria despite its prevalence — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 581; Military commanders privately authorized bombing and collective responsibility in Algeria.

Related

• French governors repeatedly ordered torture prohibited before the Battle of Algiers (similarity 0.91)
• Torture became institutionalized in the French army during the Battle of Algiers (similarity 0.90)
• French governors repeatedly and publicly prohibited torture in Algeria despite its prevalence (similarity 0.89)
• A senior French official recommended institutionalizing torture in 1955 (similarity 0.87)
• The French Revolution abolished torture outright before Algeria reignited it (similarity 0.86)
• Army hierarchy institutionalized cover-up of torture and abuses (similarity 0.85)
• Military commanders privately authorized bombing and collective responsibility in Algeria. (similarity 0.85)
• Brutalizing war and fear of losing drove army torture institutionalization (similarity 0.84)
• The Battle of Algiers exposed torture as a lasting poison for France (similarity 0.83)
• Massu admitted Algerian torture existed but denied it was institutionalized (similarity 0.83)
• Torture in Algeria left a lingering poison in the French system (similarity 0.83)
• Torture more than any single factor caused France’s Algerian defeat (similarity 0.83)
• Torture boomeranged against France in the Algerian war (similarity 0.82)
• A senior French official recommended institutionalizing torture methods as unexceptional (similarity 0.82)
• Torture was the chief factor in France’s defeat. (similarity 0.82)

Broader Connections

• French governors repeatedly and publicly prohibited torture in Algeria despite its prevalence #contradicts (0.80) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 581
• Military commanders privately authorized bombing and collective responsibility in Algeria. #qualifies (0.75)
• Torture became institutionalized in the French army during the Battle of Algiers #qualifies (0.70) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 592