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'''Paul Barril''' (13 April 1946 in [[Vinay, Isère|Vinay]], [[Isère]]) is a former officer of the French [[Gendarmerie Nationale (France)|''Gendarmerie Nationale'']]. He authored several books about his military career, touching sensitive political subjects of the [[François Mitterrand|Mitterrand]] era.
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'''Paul Barril''' is a former officer of the French Gendarmerie Nationale. He authored several [[books]] about his military career that touched sensitive political subjects of the [[François Mitterrand|Mitterrand]] era. He is at times mentioned as the protégée of [[Francois de Grossouvre]]".<ref>https://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/62706 saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20210401212144/https://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/62706 Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/s6bjq Archive.is]</ref>
  
Barril was a gendarme until 1995. He was the second officer of the [[GIGN]] Special Forces unit for 10 years, before being involved in the creation of the [[Counterterrorist]] Cell of the [[Élysée]] during François Mitterrand's first mandate from 1981 to 1988.<ref>"Un déjeuner avec  [[Jean-Edern Hallier|Hallier]] (A Lunch with Jean-Edern Hallier), in ''Carré d'art : Byron, Barbey d'Aurevilly, Dali, Hallier'', [[Jean-Pierre Thiollet]], Anagramme, 2008, p. 190.</ref> Since then, he has led several [[private security companies]]. He has been in the centre of controversies for his role in Africa, particularly in [[Rwanda]] during the [[Rwandan genocide]] in 1994 during which extremist [[Hutu]]s mass exterminated hundreds of thousands of ethnic [[Tutsis]] and moderate Hutus.
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==Career==
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He was the second officer of the [[GIGN]] [[Special Forces]] from [[1974]] to [[1982]], and created the [[counterterrorist]] cell of the Élysée. Since then, he has led several [[PMC|private security companies]]. In late [[1979]], he was dispatched to [[Saudi Arabia]] to help the Saudi government quell the [[Grand Mosque Seizure]], an uprising at Islam's holiest shrine in Mecca that was led by fundamentalist Juhayman al-Otaibi.
  
==Military career==
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===Private security business===
Barril was second officer of the GIGN from 1974 to 1982, as aid to ''commandant'' [[Christian Prouteau]]. In late 1979, he was dispatched to [[Saudi Arabia]] to help the Saudi government quell the [[Grand Mosque Seizure]], an uprising at Islam's holiest shrine in Mecca that was led by fundamentalist preacher [[Juhayman al-Otaibi]]. Barril was interim commander of the GIGN in 1982-1983, while commandant Prouteau was organising the [[GSPR]], a presidential security unit. Barril claims to having "arrested 115 people, being involved in the surrender of 61 madmen, neutralised 17 armed people without using weapons, and freed over 450 hostages."
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After the "Irishmen from Vincennes" affair in [[1984]], in which he was involved, Barril created the company ''Epsylon'' in Paris. He also leads a company called SECRETS (in English "Society for Study, Design and Implementation of Technical Security Equipment") which offers security interventions in foreign countries.<ref>http://archive.today/2020.08.27-222920/https://www.societe.com/societe/soc-etude-concep-reali-equip-techn-secur-323209908.html</ref>
 
 
After a [[car bomb]] explosion near a restaurant in Rue Marbeuf in Paris on 22 April 1982, Barril and Prouteau were involved in the creation of the Counterterrorist Cell of the Elysée, along with Prouteau.
 
 
 
Barril was involved in several famous affairs, such as the so-called "[[Irish of Vincennes]]" and the [[Elysée wiretap scandal]]. Although rumors suggest Paul Barril has been convicted, his police record is clean and shows no signs of conviction.<ref>Document indicating Paul Barril has a clean police record and no charges of conviction [http://www.slideshare.net/RobinSmyth/paul-barril]</ref>
 
 
 
==Private security business==
 
After the "Irishmen from Vincennes" affair, in 1984, Barril created the company ''Epsylon'' in Paris.
 
 
 
He also leads a company called SECRETS (for "''Société d'Etudes de Conception et de Réalisation d'Equipements Techniques de Sécurité''", "Society for Study, Design and Implementation of Technical Security Equipment") [http://www.societe.com/cgi-bin/recherche?rncs=323209908&vu=1] which offers security interventions in foreign countries.
 
 
 
In 1988, Barril organised an "action group" around President [[Félix Houphouët-Boigny]] in [[Côte d'Ivoire]].
 
  
 
==Rwanda==
 
==Rwanda==
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Barril was involved in [[Rwanda]] during the first half of the [[90s]]. He went to Kigali right after the plane of the president [[Juvénal Habyarimana]] was shot down, as the genocide started. Barril stated that he acted as a councilor to Habyarimana. He was contacted in [[1989]] for a reorganisation of the Rwandan intelligence services.<ref>[http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dossiers/rwanda/telechar/telechar.asp Annex 10 of the report of the Information mission of the ''Assemblée nationale'' regarding military operations in Rwanda from 1990 to 1994]</ref> Other sources refer to an audit of the Rwandan army in [[1990]].<ref>https://archive.is/20021116061912/http://www.reseauvoltaire.net/article1273.html - [[Voltaire Network]]</ref>
Barril was involved in Rwanda during the first half of the 90s. He went to [[Kigali]] right after the plane ferrying president [[Juvénal Habyarimana]] was shot down, as the genocide started. Barril stated that he acted as a councilor to Habyarimana. He was contacted in 1989 for a reorganisation of the Rwandan intelligence services.<ref>Annex 10 of the report of the Information mission of the ''Assemblée nationale'' regarding military operations in Rwanda from 1990 to 1994 [http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dossiers/rwanda/telechar/telechar.asp].</ref> Other sources refer to an audit of the Rwandan army in 1990.<ref>''[[Libération]]'', 29 July 1994 ; quoted by the [[Voltaire Network]] {{cite web |url=http://www.reseauvoltaire.net/article1273.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-02-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20021116061912/http://www.reseauvoltaire.net/article1273.html |archivedate=2002-11-16 }}.</ref>
 
  
Barril was also present in Kigali on 7 and 27 April 1994.<ref>Paul Barril, ''Guerres secrètes à l'Élysée'', Albin Michel, Paris, 2000</ref> Rumour has it that after Juvénal Habyarimana was assassinated, his widow, [[Agathe Habyarimana]], hired Barril, via SECRETS company,{{Citation needed|date=December 2015}} to investigate the case. Barril declared to journalists of ''[[Le Monde]]'' and ''[[France 2]]'' that he was in possession of the black boxes of the plane and promoted the thesis that the FPR ([[Rwandan Patriotic Front]]), led by the [[Tutsi]] [[Paul Kagame]], was involved in the attack.<ref>France 2, 28 June 1994 ; broadcast cited in the parliamentary report on Rwanda, p. 238.</ref>
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Barril was also present in Kigali on 7 and 27 April 1994.<ref>Paul Barril, ''Guerres secrètes à l'Élysée'', Albin Michel, Paris, 2000</ref> Rumour has it that after Juvénal Habyarimana was assassinated, his widow, [[Agathe Habyarimana]], hired Barril, via his SECRETS company,{{cn}} to investigate the case. Barril declared to journalists of ''[[Le Monde]]'' and ''France 2'' that he was in possession of the black boxes of the plane and promoted the thesis that the Rwandan Patriotic Front, led by the Tutsi [[Paul Kagame]], was involved in the attack.<ref>France 2, 28 June 1994 ; broadcast cited in the parliamentary report on Rwanda, p. 238.</ref> At the same time, on 20 May 1994, Barril was hired by the Hutu temporary government to recover a US$1.65 million payment made for canceled weapon imports.<ref>Parlementary Report, pp. 257-258 and annex 10, pp. 575-581.</ref>
  
At the same time, on 20 May 1994, Barril was hired by the Hutu temporary government to recover a US$1.65 million payment made for canceled weapon imports.<ref>Parlementary Report, pp. 257-258 and annex 10, pp. 575-581.</ref>
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* Paul Barril, ''Missions très spéciales'', [[Presses de la Cité]], Paris, 1984.
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* Paul Barril, ''Guerres secrètes à l'Élysée'', [[Albin Michel]], Paris, 1996.
 
* Paul Barril, ''L'enquête explosive'', [[Groupe Flammarion|Flammarion]], Paris, 2000.
 
* Paul Barril, ''Les archives secrètes de Mitterrand'', Albin Michel, Paris, 2001.
 
* [[Alison Des Forges]], ''Leave None to Tell the Story: Genocide in Rwanda'', New York: Human Rights Watch, 1999, 789 pages. {{ISBN|1-56432-171-1}}
 
* Alison Des Forges ''Aucun témoin ne doit survivre'', Karthala, Paris (version française de l'ouvrage précédent) {{ISBN|2-86537-937-X}}
 
* [[Patrick de Saint-Exupéry]], ''L'inavouable, la France au Rwanda'', Les Arènes, Paris. {{ISBN|2-912485-70-3}}
 
* Laure Coret et [[François-Xavier Verschave]] (Sous la direction de), ''L'horreur qui nous prend au visage - Rapport de la Commission d'enquête citoyenne'', édition Karthala, {{ISBN|2-84586-620-8}}
 
* [[Benjamin Sehene]] ''[[Le Piège Ethnique]]'', [[Éditions Dagorno]], Paris, 1999 {{ISBN|2-910019-54-3}}
 
* [[Yaroslav Trofimov]]'' [[The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of Al Qaeda]],'' (Doubleday, New York, 2007) {{ISBN|978-0-385-51925-0}}
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 08:36, 23 October 2021

Person.png Paul Barril  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(special forces, “terror expert”, spook)
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Born13 April 1946
Vinay
NationalityFrench
Perpetrator ofIrish of Vincennes
French spook

Paul Barril is a former officer of the French Gendarmerie Nationale. He authored several books about his military career that touched sensitive political subjects of the Mitterrand era. He is at times mentioned as the protégée of Francois de Grossouvre".[1]

Career

He was the second officer of the GIGN Special Forces from 1974 to 1982, and created the counterterrorist cell of the Élysée. Since then, he has led several private security companies. In late 1979, he was dispatched to Saudi Arabia to help the Saudi government quell the Grand Mosque Seizure, an uprising at Islam's holiest shrine in Mecca that was led by fundamentalist Juhayman al-Otaibi.

Private security business

After the "Irishmen from Vincennes" affair in 1984, in which he was involved, Barril created the company Epsylon in Paris. He also leads a company called SECRETS (in English "Society for Study, Design and Implementation of Technical Security Equipment") which offers security interventions in foreign countries.[2]

Rwanda

Barril was involved in Rwanda during the first half of the 90s. He went to Kigali right after the plane of the president Juvénal Habyarimana was shot down, as the genocide started. Barril stated that he acted as a councilor to Habyarimana. He was contacted in 1989 for a reorganisation of the Rwandan intelligence services.[3] Other sources refer to an audit of the Rwandan army in 1990.[4]

Barril was also present in Kigali on 7 and 27 April 1994.[5] Rumour has it that after Juvénal Habyarimana was assassinated, his widow, Agathe Habyarimana, hired Barril, via his SECRETS company,[citation needed] to investigate the case. Barril declared to journalists of Le Monde and France 2 that he was in possession of the black boxes of the plane and promoted the thesis that the Rwandan Patriotic Front, led by the Tutsi Paul Kagame, was involved in the attack.[6] At the same time, on 20 May 1994, Barril was hired by the Hutu temporary government to recover a US$1.65 million payment made for canceled weapon imports.[7]


 

An event carried out

EventLocation
Irish of VincennesFrance

 

Quotes by Paul Barril

PageQuoteDate
Coral affair“I remember that we were alerted to stop the investigation into the pedophile network 'Coral 'because of the personalities involved.”1997
Alexander Zakharchenko“I know who killed Alexander Zakharchenko in Donetsk. This was done by the 3rd Special Operations Regiment of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. Training was provided by US instructors at the Khmelnitsky Training Centre, one of their bases in Ukraine. [...] They hid a tiny smart bomb above the entrance in the lobby, undetected by sniffer dogs. When the leader walked in, the bomb was activated from a long distance and exploded. [...] The CIA and Green Berets have the world’s most advanced boobytraps, and the one in the “Separ” restaurant is a “signature” British or American job.”
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