Article 133 of Kuwaiti Penal Code

Anyone who knows of the commission of a felony or misdemeanour, if he has grounds to believe that it occurred, and assists the offender to flee from justice, either by sheltering the said offender or by concealing evidence of the offence, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and a fine not exceeding seventy-five dinars, or by either of these two penalties. These provisions shall not apply to the offender's husband or wife, or to his ascendants or descendants. 4 - Assaulting an Official in the Performance of His Duties Article 134 (1) Anyone who insults a public official by words or gestures during or by reason of the performance of his duties shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months and a fine not exceeding three hundred dinars and not less than one hundred dinars, or by either of these two penalties. Anyone who insults by words or gestures a judge, a member of the Public Prosecution, or a member of the police force, army or National Guard, where this occurs during or by reason of the performance of his duties, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and a fine not exceeding one thousand dinars and not less than three hundred dinars, or by either of these two penalties. Article 135 (2) Anyone who assaults a public official or resists him by force or violence during or by reason of the performance of his duties shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and a fine not exceeding one thousand dinars and not less than three hundred dinars, or by either of these two penalties. If the assault is committed against any of the persons included in the second paragraph of the preceding Article, the penalty shall be imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years and a fine not exceeding two thousand dinars and not less than five hundred dinars, or either of these two penalties. If the assault is committed against a member of the police force, army or National Guard while performing his official duties in dispersing a crowd, meeting, demonstration, procession or gathering (1) Replaced pursuant to Decree-Law No. 93 of 2024 (2) Replaced pursuant to Decree-Law No. 93 of 2024 Home Page 127 Law Index Kuwaiti Penal Code Law No. 16 of 1960 Promulgating the Penal Code and Its Amendments with the intent to resist him or obstruct his official tasks, the penalty shall be imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and a fine not exceeding five thousand dinars and not less than one thousand dinars, or either of these two penalties Article 135 bis 1 (1) Without prejudice to any more severe penalty prescribed by law, anyone who violates the provisions of the police regulations stipulated in Article 73 of the Constitution shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dinars. Article 135 bis A (2) The victim of the offences stipulated in Articles (134, 135) of this Law may not withdraw his complaint, reconcile with the accused or pardon him pursuant to the provisions of Articles (110, 240, (241) of the Criminal Procedure and Trials Law No. (17) of 1960. Part Three Offences Relating to the Administration of Justice 1 - False Testimony