In 1952, he joined the French police in Morocco, and in 1956 was accused of involvement in a plot to kill France's prime minister, Pierre Mendès-France.
Ngo Casablanca, wawa bedle amaqembu kwesokudla-wing, futhi ngo-1956 waba abasolwa ngokuba nesandla icebo lokubulala Undunankulu wase-France, Pierre Mendes-France.