General Paul Aussaresses, who has died aged 95, scandalised France and disgraced himself when, in 2000, he revealed that he had participated in summary executions and acts of torture during the ...

Paul Aussaresses, the general who shocked France with his confessions that he systematically tortured and executed Algerians during the country’s bloody war of independence from France, died Tuesday ...

The French general Paul Aussaresses, whose cold admission of executions and torture during the Algerian independence war five decades ago forced France to examine a dark period of its past, has died.

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Aussaresses was instantly recognisable by his eye patch. He lost sight in one eye due to a botched cataract operation, not combat. Credit: Photo: AFP French General Paul Aussaresses, whose cold ...

Former French General Paul Aussaresses, convicted in 2003 for defending the act of torture after admitting his role at the head of a “death squad” during the Algerian War, has died aged 95. Disgraced ...

General Paul Aussaresses scandalised France and disgraced himself when, in 2000, he revealed he had participated in summary executions and acts of torture during the Algerian War of Independence. The ...

Gen Aussaresses defended the use of torture in Algeria, saying it was a legitimate way of extracting information A retired general who defended the use of torture by French forces during Algeria's war ...