Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2093

The lawful guardian acts on behalf of a person of diminished capacity or an absentee in reconciliation with the accused or pardoning him. Its condition: the person of diminished capacity or the absentee must be alive. The reason: there is no representation of a dead person. The basis: Article 243 of the Criminal Procedures and Trials Law. The implication: the lawful guardian's waiver on behalf of the deceased female victim. Issued by a person lacking standing. - The offence of intentional homicide. Reconciliation or individual pardon is not permissible therein. The reason for this.