The legal responsibility of judicial police officers in the light of the principle of judicial privilege in Algerian legislation

Abstract

The law establishes the possibility of the liability of judicial police officers, which is counterbalanced by the principle of judicial privilege that they enjoy under the law. However,upon examination, it appears that they are subject to liability, whether civil, disciplinary,personal or criminal, if they commit acts attributed to them, acts considered by the law as a violation of legal principles, whether in the Penal Code or in its complementary laws. In view of the rule of judicial privilege, they are subject to special procedures, both in the investigation phase and in the prosecution phase.