A decree provided that some Algerian men who completed military service with good conduct would no longer be subject to the indigénat’s special jurisdiction. The measure linked relief from discriminatory penalties to service in the colonial army. It offered conditional, individualised recognition rather than equal rights for Algerians as a people.
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What limited benefit could follow honorable military service under the 1912 policy?
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The decree tied exemption from special jurisdiction to completion of service with good conduct.
Honorable service could bring a limited exemption from indigénat penalties.
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The exemption was conditional and did not create equal citizenship.