Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 163

Stopping a person to inquire about identity details. A necessary measure for the inquiries conducted by - 154 - Criminal Procedures and Trials. The police officer. Taking the person to the police station. Its condition. The existence of indications of the commission of a felony or misdemeanour. - An investigatory stop. Its conditions. Their absence. Effect: invalidity of the arrest, and no weight shall be given to evidence resulting therefrom. - Assessment of the grounds for an investigatory stop is for the police officer under the supervision of the investigating authority and subject to the trial court's scrutiny. - Invalidity of arrest. Its effect. Invalidity of what results therefrom. Example of an invalid arrest and search.