▁of ▁being ▁present ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁tort ured ▁and ▁ra ped ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁Army ▁at ▁a ▁military ▁prison ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁I gh il ah riz ▁had ▁come ▁forward ▁with ▁her ▁story ▁as ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁thank ▁one ▁" Rich aud ", ▁an ▁Army ▁doctor ▁at ▁the ▁prison , ▁for ▁saving ▁her ▁life , ▁saying ▁that ▁Dr . ▁Rich aud ▁was ▁a ▁most ▁kindly ▁man ▁who ▁always ▁treated ▁her ▁inj uries . ▁In ▁response , ▁Mass u ▁told ▁Le ▁Monde ▁that ▁" t ort ure ▁had ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁certain ▁amb ience ▁in ▁Al gi ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ". ▁Mass u ▁denied ▁being ▁present ▁when ▁I gh il ah riz ▁had ▁been ▁tort ured ▁and ▁ra ped , ▁saying ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁remember ▁her , ▁but ▁expressed ▁" reg ret " ▁that ▁the ▁par as ▁had ▁engaged ▁in ▁tort ure ▁and ▁used ▁ra pe ▁as ▁an ▁inter rog ation ▁tool , ▁saying ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁things ▁that ▁had ▁happened ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁wished ▁had ▁never ▁happened ▁in ▁Al ger ia . ▁B ige ard ▁by ▁contrast ▁called ▁I gh il ah riz ' s ▁story ▁a ▁" t issue ▁of ▁lies " ▁designed ▁to ▁" destroy ▁all ▁that ▁is ▁decent ▁in ▁France ", ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁say ▁this ▁" Rich aud " ▁had ▁never ▁existed . ▁B ige ard ▁was ▁contrad icted ▁by ▁Mass u , ▁who ▁confirmed ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁" Rich aud ", ▁saying ▁that ▁I gh il ah riz ▁was