Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 568

Testimony of an ascendant for his descendant and of a descendant for his ascendant. Its inadmissibility. The reason: the witness must be free of suspicion of bias. Testimony of other relatives for one another. Admissible. Its condition. Absence of suspicion of bias therein. - Assessing whether harm warranting judicial divorce is established or negated. A question of fact within the exclusive purview of the court of merits, which may assess witnesses’ statements. The condition thereof. Example.