Personnel Risk:
Critical
Score:
15/100
Leadership Behaviour
Q34
8/100
Do the Defence Ministry, Defence Minister, Chiefs of Defence, and Single Service Chiefs publicly commit, through, for example, speeches, media interviews, or political mandates, to anti-corruption and integrity measures?
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The review of the internal communication of the armed forces is based on the military magazine El-Djeich, which is published monthly by the armed…
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Bouteflika’s August 2018 speech in which he called on Algerians to face “corruption and drugs, which eat away the economy and security” (1) was…
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There is no evidence that commitments to anti-corruption have been made by senior officers of the Ministry of Defence or armed forces staff members.…
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Q35
75/100
Are there effective measures in place for personnel found to have taken part in forms of bribery and corruption, and is there evidence that these measures are being carried out?
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Legal mechanisms to address bribery and corruption are in place under the Anti-corruption Law 06-01 (2006). In Section IV, several articles deal with corruption…
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There is evidence that measures are taken against members of the armed forces found to have taken part in forms of bribery and corruption.…
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Q36
17/100
Is whistleblowing encouraged by the government, and are whistle-blowers in military and defence ministries afforded adequate protection from reprisal for reporting evidence of corruption, in both law and practice?
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There is legislation on whistleblowing and reporting corruption. There is also evidence that it applies to military and official personnel. Laws mentioned below make…
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No evidence could be found that the Algerian government is actively encouraging whistleblowing on corruption cases. Training provided by the anti-corruption watchdog agency ONPLC,…
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There are very few indications that defence officials and personnel would trust that they are adequately protected when they report corruption; see the country’s…
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Q37
0/100
Is special attention paid to the selection, time in post, and oversight of personnel in sensitive positions, including officials and personnel in defence procurement, contracting, financial management, and commercial management?
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Neither the Anti-Corruption Law (1) nor the Statute of Military Personnel (2) recognizes that certain positions may be more open to corruption opportunities than…
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This sub-indicator has been scored Not Applicable because no evidence could be found that sensitive positions have been openly declared. There is no evidence…
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This sub-indicator has been scored Not Applicable because no evidence could be found in the Anti-Corruption Law (1) or the Statute of Military Personnel…
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Payroll, Promotions, Appointments, Rewards
Q38
33/100
Is the number of civilian and military personnel accurately known and publicly available?
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No information on the number of civilian or military personnel could be found on the website of the Ministry of Defence (1). Within the…
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No information on the number of civilian and military personnel could be found on the Ministry of Defence website (1). The only figures that…
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No evidence was found that ghost soldiers have been a problem within the Algerian armed forces. No report could be found in the media…
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Q39
0/100
Are pay rates and allowances for civilian and military personnel openly published?
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No specific information on the pay rates could be found. The 2006 Statute of Military Personnel provides some information on the remuneration of soldiers,…
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No specific information on allowances could be found during the research. Art. 52 of the Statute of Military Personnel only says that allowances are…
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Q40
67/100
Do personnel receive the correct pay on time, and is the system of payment well-established, routine, and published?
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Since questions 40A and 40B are closely related, they are answered together. No evidence could be found that military personnel did not receive their…
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Since questions 40A and 40B are closely related, they are answered together. No evidence could be found that military personnel did not receive their…
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There is no evidence that the system of payments is published. Laws and regulations that stipulate some general rules on remunerations and salaries in…
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Q41
8/100
Is there an established, independent, transparent, and objective appointment system for the selection of military personnel at middle and top management level?
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There are some formal regulations in the appointment system for the selection of military personnel. However, there are robust indications that the process is…
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There is no evidence that there is external scrutiny of the appointments of military personnel at middle and top management. The General Statute of…
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No information on the appointment process could be found. The General Statute of Military Personnel of 2006 only provides scarce information on appointments in…
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Q42
8/100
Are personnel promoted through an objective, meritocratic process? Such a process would include promotion boards outside of the command chain, strong formal appraisal processes, and independent oversight.
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Some regulations on the formal process of promotions within the Algerian armed forces could be found; however, there are robust indications that they are…
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There is some information on regulations that limit the possible circumstances of promotions and also place specific requirements on further progression. However, given the…
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No information could be found on whether postings and promotions are published. No information could be found on the website (1) or in the…
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This sub-indicator has been scored Not Applicable because no information could be found on whether postings and promotions are published. No information could be…
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Conscription and Recruitment
Q43
0/100
Where compulsory conscription occurs, is there a policy of not accepting bribes for avoiding conscription? Are there appropriate procedures in place to deal with such bribery, and are they applied?
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No specific regulations or policies against bribery for avoiding compulsory conscription could be found. The Statute of Military Personnel does not mention such a…
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As has been outlined in question 43A, no regulation or policies of not accepting bribes for avoiding conscription could be found. Thus, no sanctions…
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No evidence in reports or articles could be found that sanctions are applied when bribery occurs; see the Statute of Military Personnel (1). There…
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Q44
0/100
is there a policy of refusing bribes to gain preferred postings? Are there appropriate procedures in place to deal with such bribery, and are they applied?
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No evidence could be found that such a policy is in place. The Statute of Military Personnel does not mention such a regulation. The…
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In light of there being no regulations or rules found, no sanctions specific to bribes to gain preferred postings could be found in the…
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This sub-indicator has been scored Not Applicable because no evidence in reports or articles could be found that sanctions are applied when bribes are…
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Salary Chain
There is no evidence confirming whether chains of command are separate from chains of payments; see the last country assessment (1). The Statute of…
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Values and Standards
Q46
0/100
Is there a Code of Conduct for all military personnel that includes, but is not limited to, guidance with respect to bribery, gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, and post-separation activities? Is there evidence that breaches of the Code of Conduct are effectively addressed?
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There is no evidence that there is a code of conduct for military personnel. For example, the website of the armed forces does not…
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This sub-indicator has been scored as Not Applicable because there is no evidence that there is a code of conduct for military personnel. For…
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This sub-indicator has been scored as Not Applicable because there is no evidence that there is a code of conduct for military personnel. For…
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This question has been scored Not Applicable because there is no evidence that there is a code of conduct for military personnel. For example,…
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Q47
0/100
Is there a Code of Conduct for all civilian personnel that includes, but is not limited to, guidance with respect to bribery, gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, and post-separation activities? Is there evidence that breaches of the Code of Conduct are effectively addressed?
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No evidence could be found that there is a Code of Conduct specifically for civilian personnel working in the defence sector. No information could…
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This question has been scored Not Applicable because no evidence could be found that there is a code of conduct specifically for civilian personnel…
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This question has been scored Not Applicable because no evidence could be found that there is a code of conduct specifically for civilian personnel…
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This question has been scored Not Applicable because no evidence could be found that there is a code of conduct specifically for civilian personnel…
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Q48
0/100
Does regular anti-corruption training take place for military and civilian personnel?
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No information could be found that anti-corruption training for military or civilian personnel has taken place. A review of the official monthly magazine of…
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This question has been scored Not Applicable because no information could be found in military sources that anti-corruption training for the military or civilian…
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This question has been scored Not Applicable because no information could be found in military sources that anti-corruption training for military or civilian personnel…
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Q49
8/100
Is there a policy to make public outcomes of the prosecution of defence services personnel for corrupt activities, and is there evidence of effective prosecutions in recent years?
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No evidence could be found that there is a formal policy to make public outcomes of prosecutions of defence services personnel available; see the…
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The outcomes of the prosecution of defence service personnel for corruption activities are generally not made public. A recent report from the US Department…
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There is no evidence that prosecutions of corruption cases in the defence sectors have been effective. If there have been any effective prosecutions, they…
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Q50
33/100
Are there effective measures in place to discourage facilitation payments (which are illegal in almost all countries)?
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The Anti-Corruption Law of 2006 provides clear evidence that facilitation payments are illegal. Art. 25 prohibits the act of promising to offer or grant…
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No investigations or prosecutions of cases in the defence institutions involving facilitation payments could be found in articles or reports, making it difficult to…
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According to the Business Anti-Corruption Portal, bribery and facilitation payments are common in Algeria; although, they are illegal (1). A report from the US…
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