> No-one was tried as the massacre was subject to the general amnesty granted for crimes committed during the Algerian War. It has always been surprising to me

> No-one was tried as the massacre was subject to the general amnesty granted for crimes committed during the Algerian War. It has always been surprising to me that `they` could easily say these were crimes committed during the Algerian War while it happened in Paris and was a very local event in a very specific time frame. Now, I know Papon wasn't acting completely on his own. He was the police prefect and acting directly under Debré's government and he stayed until 67. The fact that this man held this position, 20 years after ww2 is disturbing. What's also disturbing (and not acceptable to the concerned parties) is that today's president still holds Papon as the sole responsible. He recognizes that Papon is responsible and that's all. France is progressing at a glacial pace on its Algerian history.