Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1859

The period for appealing a judgment issued on opposition. Begins on the date of its issuance and lasts twenty days. An appeal by an imprisoned accused. Is submitted through the prison governor. The basis for this. - The appeal period. A matter of public policy. The implication of this. - The mere restriction of the accused’s liberty and his presence in prison. Is not an excuse preventing him from lodging an appeal within the statutory period, provided that the prison system enables him to do so and there is no evidence of an impediment within the prison that prevented him from doing so. A complaint on this ground has no place. Example.