Specificity of the legal structure of money laundering crimes related to corruption under Algerian legislation

Malaa, Mouna; Ben Bouabdallah, Ouarda

مجلة الحقوق والعلوم الانسانية
Volume 16, Numéro 3, Pages 11-25
2023-12-30

Specificity Of The Legal Structure Of Money Laundering Crimes Related To Corruption Under Algerian Legislation

Authors : Malaa Mouna . Ben Bouabdallah Ouarda .

Abstract

The Algerian legislator paid attention to the crime of money laundering proceeds of corruption crimes under the Penal Code and the law on the prevention and fight against corruption; it does not exist unless its essential elements are present, which contain a type of specificity that distinguishes it from other crimes; through the stipulation of its provisions and its regulation. There is no crime or penalty except by text, which is the legal element, followed by the material element represented by the act of transferring money and hiding or disguising its true nature, then possessing, acquiring, or using it ,and laundering the proceeds of corruption is an intentional crime as the Algerian legislator insisted that its perpetrator be aware that the money came from illegal sources. This is in addition to the assumed element that distinguishes it from others, represented in the original crime.