She herself called Bigeard a "liar", and criticized him for continuing to deny the use of torture 40 years later.[1][53] However, since General Massu's revelations, Bigeard has now admitted the use of torture, although he denies having personally used it. He then declared: "You are striking the heart of an 84-year-old man." Bigeard also recognized that Larbi Ben M’Hidi had been assassinated, and his death disguised as a "suicide".[3]