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Although war crimes committed during the Algerian War are amnestied in France, this was publicised by the newspapers Le Canard Enchaîné, Libération, and Le Monde, and by Michel Rocard ( ex-Prime Minister ) on TV ( TF1 1993 ).

Le Pen sued the papers and Michel Rocard.

This affair ended in 2000 when the Cour de cassation ( French supreme jurisdiction ) concluded that it was legitimate to publish these assertions.

However, because of the amnesty and the statute of limitations, there can be no criminal proceedings against Le Pen for the crimes he is alleged to have committed in Algeria.

In 1995, Le Pen unsuccessfully sued Jean Dufour, regional counselor of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d ' Azur ( French Communist Party ) for the same reason.