Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 270

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

English translation of the principle

The duties imposed by law on police officers. Their nature. Conducting inquiries and obtaining all clarifications and evidentiary indications leading to proof or disproof of the reported facts, hearing the statements of those who may possess information about the facts and their perpetrators, and questioning the accused. - The police officer’s summoning the appellant on an accusation of felony theft and questioning him within the limits of what the inquiries disclosed. Does not constitute physical interference infringing or restricting his liberty. The basis for this
Arabic original
الواجبات المفروضة قانوناً على رجال الشرطة. ماهيتها. إجراءات التحريات والحصول على جميع الإيضاحات والاستدلالات المؤدية إلى ثبوت أو نفي الوقائع المبلغ بها وسماع أقوال من يكون لديهم معلومات عن الوقائع ومرتكبيها وسؤال المتهم. - استدعاء رجل الشرطة للطاعن لاتهامه في جناية سرقة وسؤاله في حدود ما جاءت به التحريات. لا يعد تعرضاً مادياً فيه مساس بحريته أو تقييداً لها. أساس ذلك
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٦/١٩٩٩ جزائي جلسة ٨/٢/٢٠٠٠ القسم الرابع – المجلد السابع ص ١١٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 183. PDF pages: 176.

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