Former French government agent with Rwanda role hospitalised
RFI - 3 hours ago
Photo: Paul Barril Reuters/files.
Paul Barril, a high-profile former military officer and alleged
clandestine agent of the French government during the Rwandan
genocide, was hospitalised on Monday after an armed standoff with
police at his home.
Paul Barril was reportedly in a state of delirium, possibly linked
with medication he is taking to treat Parkinson's disease.
He had isolated himself for several hours before surrendering to police.
Former colleagues said Barril had never posed such a threat, but it's
not the first time he's made headlines.
Paul Barril had a long career in France's national military police, in
which he helped set up and run an elite unit specialising in freeing
hostages and other crisis situations.
He went on to create the French presidential office's counterterrorism
unit under president Francois Mitterrand in the 1980s.
During that time, he became the subject of controversy - accused of
but never charged for allegedly planting weapons in the homes of Irish
nationalists.
He also received a six-month suspended sentence in 2005 for his role
in a phone tapping scandal at a French newspaper.
Later in his career, Barril ran a private security business for a
number of African leaders.
He's faced accusations of being involved in the 1994 plane crash of
Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana, the event that triggered the
country's genocide.
He's been interrogated several times in a French investigation into
the crash, and earlier this year, a French NGO called for him to be
indicted for complicity.
Following Monday's events, Barril is expected to spend some time in hospital.
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"He's faced accusations of being involved in the 1994 plane crash of
Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana..."
Si Barril a participé dans cet attentat contre l'avion de Habyarimana,
il ne pouvait agir que pour le compte des extrémistes du "Hutu Power".
S'il raconte ses secrets à la justice française, un pan du mystère sur
cet attentat va tomber!
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