Jean-Louis Bruguière
Jean-Louis Bruguière (born 29 May 1943) was the leading French investigating magistrate in charge of counter-terrorism affairs. He was appointed in 2004 vice-president of the Paris Court of Serious Claims ("Tribunal de Grande Instance"). He has garnered controversy for various acts, including the indictment of Rwandan president Paul Kagame for the assassination in 1994 of Juvenal Habyarimana. "Washington Post" journalist Dana Priest has cited him as saying that he had in the past ordered the arrest of more than 500 suspects, some with the assistance of US authorities. According to the investigative reporter, who described the workings of Alliance Base, a CTIC joint counter-terrorist operations center, involving the DGSE, the CIA and other foreign intelligence agencies, Bruguière declared that "[he had] good connections with the CIA and FBI." Bruguière has since temporarily left his judicial functions to dedicate himself to politics, joining Nicolas Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) conservative party. However, he was appointed by the European Union at the US Department of Treasury to oversee the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program.
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investigating magistrate
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counter-terrorism
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Tribunal de Grande Instance
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Paul Kagame
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assassination
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Juvenal Habyarimana
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Dana Priest
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Alliance Base
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CTIC
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DGSE
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CIA
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FBI
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Nicolas Sarkozy
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Union for a Popular Movement
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European Union
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US Department of Treasury
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Terrorist Finance Tracking Program
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Jean-Louis Bruguière
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