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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 18 of Decree-Law No. 11 of 2026 concerning Protection from Domestic Violence

English translation

Anyone who coerces the victim of a domestic violence offence with the intent of inducing the victim to withdraw his complaint shall be punished by imprisonment for no less than one week and no more than six months and a fine of no less than one hundred dinars and no more than one thousand dinars, or either of these two penalties, unless any other law prescribes a more severe penalty.
Arabic original
يعاقب كل من يكره المعتدى عليه في جريمة من جرائم العنف الأسري بقصد حمله على الرجوع عن شكواه بالحبس مدة لا تقل عن أسبوع ولا تزيد على ستة أشهر وبغرامة لا تقل عن مائة دينار ولا تزيد على ألف دينار أو بإحدى هاتين العقوبتين ما لم ينص أي قانون آخر على عقوبة أشد.

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