Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 280

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

English translation of the principle

The investigator may conduct the investigation in the manner he considers achieves its purpose. Prolongation of the investigation. Does not affect the integrity of the accused's volition or vitiate his confession and does not in itself constitute the equivalent of coercion invalidating the confession, in fact or in law. The condition for this. That he does not adduce evidence that the investigator deliberately prolonged it without justification to exhaust the accused and influence his will. Assessment of this. Within the trial court's authority.
Arabic original
للمحقق مباشرة التحقيق بالكيفية التي يراها محققةً لغايته. استطالة زمن التحقيق. لا يؤثر على سلامة إرادة المتهم ولا يعيب اعترافه ولا يكون في حد ذاته ما يعد قرين الإكراه المبطل للاعتراف حقيقة أو حكماً. شرط ذلك. ألاّ يقيم الدليل على تعمد المحقق الإطالة دون مقتض لإرهاق المتهم والتأثير على إرادته. تقدير ذلك. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٧٨/٢٠٠٣ جزائي جلسة ٢١/١٢/٢٠٠٤ القسم الخامس – المجلد الثاني عشر ص ٢٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 185. PDF pages: 178.

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