Jean Leguay
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Jean Leguay was a high-ranking French
civil servant complicit in the deportation of Jews from France.
During the Vichy regime
, Leguay was second-in-command to René Bousquet
, general secretary of the National police in Paris. After the war he became president of Warner Lambert, Inc. from London (now merged with Pfizer
), and later president of Substantia Laboratories in Paris.
In 1979 Leguay was charged with crimes against humanity for his role in the organisation of the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup (Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv), the mass arrest
of more than 13,000 Jews which took place on 16 and 17 July 1942 in Paris.
Leguay died in 1989 without having been tried. However, in a statement unprecedented in the history of French justice, the judiciary officially stated after his death that his involvement in crimes against humanity was ascertained beyond any doubt.
France
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civil servant complicit in the deportation of Jews from France.
During the Vichy regime
Vichy France
Vichy France, Vichy Regime, or Vichy Government, are common terms used to describe the government of France that collaborated with the Axis powers from July 1940 to August 1944. This government succeeded the Third Republic and preceded the Provisional Government of the French Republic...
, Leguay was second-in-command to René Bousquet
René Bousquet
René Bousquet was a high-ranking French civil servant, who served as secretary general to the Vichy regime police from May 1942 to 31 December 1943.-Biography:...
, general secretary of the National police in Paris. After the war he became president of Warner Lambert, Inc. from London (now merged with Pfizer
Pfizer
Pfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States...
), and later president of Substantia Laboratories in Paris.
In 1979 Leguay was charged with crimes against humanity for his role in the organisation of the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup (Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv), the mass arrest
Mass arrest
A mass arrest occurs when the police apprehend large numbers of suspects at once. This sometimes occurs at illegal protests. Some mass arrests are also used in an effort combat gang activity. This is sometimes controversial, and lawsuits sometimes result...
of more than 13,000 Jews which took place on 16 and 17 July 1942 in Paris.
Leguay died in 1989 without having been tried. However, in a statement unprecedented in the history of French justice, the judiciary officially stated after his death that his involvement in crimes against humanity was ascertained beyond any doubt.
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Jean LEGUAY, délégué en zone occupée du Secrétaire Général de la Police René BOUSQUET, est décédé, article de L'HumanitéL'Humanité
L'Humanité , formerly the daily newspaper linked to the French Communist Party , was founded in 1904 by Jean Jaurès, a leader of the French Section of the Workers' International...