Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 282

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 conducive to its purpose. Reason therefor. - Mere prolongation of the interrogation does not affect the soundness of the accused’s will, vitiate his confession or constitute an indication of coercion invalidating the confession, so long as there is no evidence that the investigator deliberately prolonged it unnecessarily to exhaust him and influence his will. Assessment thereof. A factual matter. The judgment’s adherence to this view. Contesting it before the Court of Cassation is impermissible.
Arabic original
للمحقق مباشرة التحقيق بالكيفية التي يراها محققةً لغايته. علة ذلك. - مجرد استطالة أمد الاستجواب لا يؤثر على سلامة إرادة المتهم ولا يعيب اعترافه ولا يعد قرينة على الإكراه المبطل للاعتراف مادام لم يقم الدليل على تعمد المحقق الإطالة دون مقتضى لإرهاقه والتأثير على إرادته. تقدير ذلك. موضوعي. التزام الحكم هذا النظر. عدم جواز المجادلة فيه أمام التمييز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٩/٢٠٠٥ جزائي جلسة ١٤/١١/٢٠٠٦ القسم الخامس – المجلد الثاني عشر ص ٢٣٢)

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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