Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 398

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

English translation of the principle

Searching a prisoner in cases other than those specified by law. Impermissible. The reason therefor. Its limitation to the occasion of his entry into prison and the examination of every communication sent by him or received by him. The basis thereof. Articles 22, 42 of the Prisons Regulation Law. - 211 - Criminal Procedures and Trials
Arabic original
تفتيش المسجون في غير الحالات التي بينها القانون. غير جائز. علة ذلك. اقتصاره على حالة دخوله السجن والاطلاع على كل مراسلة تصدر منه أو ترد إليه. أساس ذلك. المادتان ٢٢، ٤٢ قانون تنظيم السجون. - ٢١١ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦٢/١٩٩٨ جزائي جلسة ١٩/٤/١٩٩٩ القسم الرابع – المجلد السابع ص ٤١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 211. PDF pages: 204.

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