Tebboune: The Era of Flouting the Law Through False Influence Is Over

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the country's top magistrate, affirmed during the opening ceremony of the 2026–2027 judicial year that there is no place in Algeria for practices that prevailed in the era of the "gang" (issaba), foremost among them placing oneself above the law through false influence.
In the opening of his speech, the President saluted the women and men of the judiciary who work to enforce the law as dictated by a living conscience and the honor of the profession. He highly commended the judiciary's efforts in fighting corruption and expressed satisfaction with the gains achieved together through the reforms. He said Algerian law has become a model for many countries, recalling the State's commitment to providing judges with immunity and protection through the Judiciary's Basic Law, in fulfillment of its pledge.
The President called on the judiciary to adapt to the current phase the country is going through, which is witnessing the spread of greed and illicit wealth, along with everything that threatens the social fabric because of immoral behavior. He stressed that the "righteous majority" has come to suffer in the face of the "corrupt minority," and that the judiciary must play its essential role in putting an end to this domination.
On the economic front, the President considered the newly established specialized commercial courts a gain that will help ensure disputes are settled within reasonable timeframes, describing them as a "giant step" for the national economy, and calling for strengthening and reinforcing the judicial authority of these courts.
He explained that the national economy is moving toward freedom while taking into account the social character of the State, stressing that protecting the vulnerable and middle classes is "a trust inherited from the martyrs." He noted that whenever the State tries to open up economically, gangs emerge seeking to take its place amid these changes, which requires combining openness with strict oversight of the economy.
On security, the President described the flooding of Algeria with drugs as a "real war" on the people and youth, noting that the country may be forced to go to the source of the production of these poisons under the right of legitimate self-defense. He also affirmed that terrorism has been harnessed against Algeria and its neighbors, and that Algeria will protect its country and its neighbors with the strength of its People's National Army, recalling the victory over terrorism in the darkest days thanks to its men.
Tebboune said that Algeria's true wealth is not its energy and mineral resources but its educated, university-trained youth, "which is why they target Algeria," announcing that "political charlatanry" has come to an end in the country.
He added that there are those who wage war on citizens in their livelihood by manufacturing scarcity, and on their youth through drugs, and that when "the situation became unbearable," the State resorted to reopening Tazoult prison and reinstating the death penalty. He warned that if these practices do not stop, the State is compelled to devise other approaches, "and they will have only themselves to blame."
The President announced the State's intention to enact new, stricter laws to halt certain negative practices that affect Algerians and their purchasing power. He concluded by stressing that Algerians who rise as one man in times of national hardship are in one valley, while those who harm them in their livelihood are in another.

Omar Tadrist