The Role of the Public Prosecution in Achieving Balance between Media Freedom and Prosecutorial Secrecy in Algerian Legislation "Analytical Study in Light of Law 25-14”

Abstract

This research studies the pivotal role of the Public Prosecution in Algerian Legislation in achieving an accurate balance between the society’s right to information and the protected judicial confidentiality. Through analyzing the legal framework regulation this relationship, particularly focusing on law 25-14 amending the Code of Criminal Procedure and Organic Law 23-14 on Information, the research seeks to reveal the mechanisms that can enable the prosecution to exercise its supervisory and regulatory role. The research highlights that the Public Prosecution is no longer merely a crime prosecution body, but has become the authority responsible for regulating the flow of judicial information to the public opinion, within strict legal controls that preserve the presumption of innocence and the rights of litigants.