Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1306

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

English translation of the principle

A request directed neither at negating the act constituting the crime nor at the impossibility of its occurrence as recounted by the witnesses is considered a defence on the merits which the court is not obliged to grant or answer.
Arabic original
الطلب الذي لا يتجه إلى نفي الفعل المكون للجريمة ولا إلى استحالة حصولها كما رواها الشهود يعد دفاعاً موضوعياً لا تلتزم المحكمة بإجابته أو الرد عليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٠/١٩٩٩ جزائي جلسة ٩/١١/١٩٩٩ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٥٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 392. PDF pages: 385.

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