Some French officials reported abuses committed by private company militias, and their own colonial colleagues and troops, but efforts to hold these people accountable almost invariably failed.
Mõned Prantsuse ametnikud teatasid eravägede, omaenda kolleegide ja sõjaväe kuritarvitustest, kuid katsed neid inimesi vastutusele võtta nurjusid peaaegu alati.