Villa Susini

The villa Sésini (often improperly spelt Susini) is a torture center established in El Biar during the Algerian war in the city of Algiers.

History
The villa was built in El Biar by Alexandre Sésini, notary at rue Bab Azzoun in Algiers.

In 1926, the city of Algiers classified it as a natural monument, in 1927, the German consulate moved there.

It was transformed into a detention and torture center during the Algerian Revolution.

It housed after independence for a time, the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

After the independence of Algeria, the Villa Susini was used, in coordination with Cuba, for the military training of Latin American revolutionaries.

By decree of the Algerian Ministry of Culture dated 28 April 2016, the villa is classified on the list of protected cultural property.

Notable inmates

 * Brahim Boushaki (1912-1997)
 * Louisette Ighilahriz (born 1936)
 * Mohamed Charef (1908-2011)
 * Nassima Hablal (1928-2013)

Notable torturers

 * Roger Trinquier
 * Roger Faulques
 * Wilhelmus Vaal
 * Paul Aussaresses
 * Jean Graziani
 * Jacques Massu
 * André Chabanne
 * Henri Pouillot
 * Yves Godard
 * Marcel Bigeard
 * Michel Fleutiaux
 * Philippe Erulin
 * André Charbonnier
 * Jean-Marie Le Pen
 * Maurice Schmitt
 * Marcel Devis
 * Albert Roux
 * Charles Lacheroy
 * Marcel Devis
 * Albert Roux
 * Charles Lacheroy