Provisions on the Crime of Bribery and Its Combating in Algerian Legislation
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Bribery – corruption crimes – employee – public sectorAbstract
Bribery is considered one of the most significant criminal phenomena known to societies and nations since ancient times, contributing in one way or another to the weakening of their economies. This is because it is one of the most serious crimes that undermine the proper functioning of government agencies, as it results in a breach of trust between rulers and theruled, and a violation of equality among citizens. The Algerian legislator, like modernlegislations, sought to criminalize the various forms of bribery in the Penal Code (Articles 126-129). However, due to the complexity and evolution of this crime, the criminal provisions became insufficient to address its various forms. This prompted the legislator to reorganize theprovisions relating to bribery crimes within the Law on the Prevention and Combating of Corruption, in order to keep pace with developments in the economic field and the new methodsof this crime.The rationale behind criminalizing this criminal act lies in the legislator's concern to protect theintegrity of public office, which is a fundamental right for every organized society. Briberyinvolves an employee trading on their position and exploiting it for personal benefit. An employee is legally obligated to perform their duties and has no right to receive payment from individuals in exchange for performing or omitting duties, in addition to the fact that bribery constitutes a harmful phenomenon of financial and administrative corruption in societies, involving the destruction of the community’s financial resources.
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