Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 188

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

English translation of the principle

The judge’s doubt as to proof of the charge in order to acquit the accused. Its sufficiency. The limit to this. - Holding the arrested person at the police station for a period contrary to Article 60 of the Procedures Law. No nullity. Its effect. Ending his detention, releasing him and excluding evidence derived from or resulting from this detention. The judgment’s conclusion that the procedures were void because the respondent remained detained for longer than the legally prescribed period. An error in interpreting the law and unsound reasoning.
Arabic original
تشكك القاضي في ثبوت التهمة ليقضي للمتهم بالبراءة. كفايته. حد ذلك. - حجز المقبوض عليه بمخفر الشرطة مدة مخالفة للمادة ٦٠ إجراءات. لا بطلان أثره. إنهاء حجزه وإخلاء سبيله واستبعاد الأدلة المستمدة من هذا الحجز أو المترتبة عليه. انتهاء الحكم إلى بطلان الإجراءات لبقاء المطعون ضده محجوزاً لمدة تزيد عن المدة المقررة قانوناً. خطأ في تأويل القانون وفساد في الاستدلال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠٩/٢٠٠٠ جزائي جلسة ١٥/٥/٢٠٠١ القسم الرابع – المجلد الثامن ص ٣٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 159. PDF pages: 152.

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