Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1339

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

English translation of the principle

A person's contribution to an offence by one of the acts constituting it suffices for him to be regarded as a principal perpetrator therein. Example of sound reasoning for regarding the appellant as a principal perpetrator in the two offences of forgery and fraud.
Arabic original
كفاية مساهمة الشخص في الجريمة بفعل من الأفعال المكونة لها لاعتباره فاعلاً أصلياً فيها. مثال لتسبيب سائغ لاعتبار الطاعن فاعلاً أصلياً في جريمتي تزوير ونصب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤٢/٢٠٠٣ جزائي جلسة ١٧/٢/٢٠٠٤ القسم الخامس المجلد الثالث عشر ص٤٢٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 397. PDF pages: 390.

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