Wilhellm Bassel was a high-ranking official of the Galactic Empire. He was a General of the Imperial Security Bureau and chief of all Imperial Planetary Security Forces. In 1 BBY, he was appointed and served as Enacter of Alien Emigration and Control. Bassel chaired the 1 ABY Coruscant Conference, which discussed plans for the deportation and extermination of all non-humans in Imperial territory. He was attacked by members of the Alliance to Restore the Republic sent to assassinate him on Kuat. He died slightly over a week later from complications arising from his injuries.