Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 244

A police officer has the right to arrest without a warrant a person accused of a felony where strong evidence supports the accusation. Article 54 of Criminal Procedures and Trials. - Assessment of the strength and sufficiency of the evidence for arresting the accused. For the police officer, subject to the supervision of the trial court. - Searching the appellant as a precaution before his boarding the police patrol vehicle consequent upon a valid arrest. Its sufficiency to answer the plea of invalidity of the arrest and search. The plea of invalidity of the arrest: