Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1201

State of Kuwait · Criminal Procedure · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The court's satisfaction as to the truth of an accused's statements against other accused persons and its lack of satisfaction as to the truth of his statements against himself, which he retracted. No defect. There is no contradiction between acquitting this accused and convicting other accused persons on the basis of his statements against the two of them.
Arabic original
اطمئنان المحكمة إلى صحة أقوال متهم في حق غيره من المتهمين وعدم اطمئنانها إلى صحة أقواله في حق نفسه التي عدل عنها. لا عيب. ولا تناقض بين براءة هذا المتهم وإدانة غيره من المتهمين استناداً إلى أقواله في حقهما.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧/١٩٩٣ جزائي جلسة ١٤/٦/١٩٩٣ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص٣٩٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 379. PDF pages: 372.

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