Financial Risk:
Critical
Score:
5/100
Asset Disposals
Q24
0/100
How effective are controls over the disposal of assets, and is information on these disposals, and the proceeds of their sale, transparent?
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No information could be found (1) on whether the Ministry of Defence has formalized an internal process of overseeing and advising on asset disposals.…
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No information on asset disposals with regards to the defence sector could be found. There has likely been no asset disposal from the Defence…
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No reports could be found on the website (1) or in the media indicating that the Ministry of Defence has disposed of any assets…
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Q25
0/100
Is independent and transparent scrutiny of asset disposals conducted by defence establishments, and are the reports of such scrutiny publicly available?
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There is no evidence that asset disposal by the Ministry of Defence is scrutinized by an internal oversight body. The last country assessment came…
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This sub-indicator has been marked Not Applicable because there is no evidence that asset disposal by the Minstry of Defence is scrutinized by an…
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This sub-indicator has been marked Not Applicable because there is no evidence that asset disposal by the Ministry of Defence is scrutinized by an…
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Secret Budgets
Q26
0/100
What percentage of defence and security expenditure in the budget year is dedicated to spending on secret items relating to national security and the intelligence services?
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The percentage of defence and security spending on secret items relating to national security and the intelligence service is not available to the public.…
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Q27
0/100
Is the legislature (or the appropriate legislative committee or members of the legislature) given full information for the budget year on the spending of all secret items relating to national security and military intelligence?
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There is no evidence that parliament receives a full briefing on expenditures on secret items relating to national security and military intelligence. The websites…
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Q28
0/100
Are audit reports of the annual accounts of the security sector (the military and intelligence services) subject to parliamentary debate?
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Q29
0/100
In law, are off-budget military expenditures permitted, and if so, are they exceptional occurrences that are well-controlled? In practice, are there any off-budget military expenditures? If so, does evidence suggest this involves illicit economic activity?
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There is evidence that off-budget expenditures are allowed in Algeria. To cover unseen expenses during the year, the executive can draw from resources that…
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In the last three finance laws no off-budget for military expenditures was officially included in the budget (1), (2),(3).
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This indicator has not been assigned a score due to insufficient information or evidence. In light of the answers to question 29 A and…
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There are no clear guidelines stipulating that the public can access information about the defence sector. Algeria’s new constitution of 2016 includes an article…
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. No legal framework on how information is classified as secret was found. As outlined…
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Getting information on the security sector is challenging, according to an LSE report. Journalists have outlined the difficulties they face when trying to access…
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Q31
13/100
Do national defence and security institutions have beneficial ownership of commercial businesses? If so, how transparent are details of the operations and finances of such businesses?
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The Algerian armed forces are economically active in various sectors. According to the Director of Military Industries at the Defence Ministry, the military industry…
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Army officials have publicly spoken about the military industry and its activities (1), (2). Reports on industry operated by the military give some information…
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Military-owned Businesses
Q32
0/100
Are military-owned businesses subject to transparent independent scrutiny at a recognised international standard?
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In theory, military-owned businesses could be subject to an auditing process by the Court of Auditors. Since the military has disallowed any civilian oversight,…
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Details of audits are not available to the public (see the answer to question 17C). Annual reports from the Court of Auditors for the…
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Illegal Private Enterprise
Q33
38/100
Is there evidence of unauthorised private enterprise by military or other defence ministry employees? If so, what is the government’s reaction to such enterprise?
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The Algerian government explicitly outlaws private enterprises by military personnel who are actively serving in the armed forces. It is unclear what kind of…
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Information has been found that suggests defence employees are engaged in private enterprises. One report alleges that top army officers are running up to…
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Actual Military Spending
Q77
0/100
Is comprehensive data on actual spending on defence published during the budget year?
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No information could be found that the government publishes data on the actual defence spending during the budget year. A review of the laws…
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This sub-indicator is scored Not Applicable because no information could be found that the government publishes data on actual defence spending during the budget…
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This sub-indicator is scored Not Applicable because no information could be found that the government publishes data on the actual defence spending during the…
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This sub-indicator is scored Not Applicable because no information could be found that the government publishes data on the actual defence spending during the…
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