Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1297

Offences of embezzlement of State funds and damage occurring before Law 1/1993 took effect. Their continued subjection to the provisions concerning them in Articles 44. 45. 47. 48. of Law 31/1970 amending the provisions of the Penal Code. - Distinguishing between acts of the Public Prosecution that constitute judicial decisions and its acts that do not constitute administrative decisions. The determining consideration therein. - A Public Prosecution decision prohibiting travel by a person referred to the Criminal Court on charges of embezzlement and unlawful profiteering. A judicial act. Its exclusion from the jurisdiction of the Administrative Circuit of the Court of First Instance, regardless of its validity. The basis therefor. How it is challenged. A grievance to the Public Prosecution or to the court of merits when hearing the case.