Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1249

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

English translation of the principle

The court's acceptance of a witness's statements. Its implication. Its rejection of the arguments advanced by the defence to induce it not to accept them, and it is not obliged to state why it found them credible.
Arabic original
أخذ المحكمة بأقوال شاهد. مفاده. إطراحها لما ساقه الدفاع لحملها على عدم الأخذ بها ولا تلتزم ببيان علة اطمئنانها إليها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٤/١٩٨٦ جزائي جلسة ٧/٧/١٩٨٦ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص٤٠٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 385. PDF pages: 378.

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