Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1609

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

English translation of the principle

The court's refusal to grant a request directed not towards negating the act constituting the offence or establishing the impossibility of its occurrence, but merely towards casting doubt on the incriminating evidence. A substantive defence which the court is not obliged to grant.
Arabic original
عدم إجابة المحكمة للطلب الذي لا يتجه إلى نفي الفعل المكون للجريمة أو إلى إثبات استحالة حصوله بل لمجرد التشكيك في أدلة الثبوت. دفاع موضوعي لا تلتزم المحكمة بإجابته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣١/١٩٩٥ جزائي جلسة ٢٩/١/١٩٩٦ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص٤٩٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 445. PDF pages: 438.

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