Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 430

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

English translation of the principle

Invalidity of arrest and search. Exclusion of the evidence derived from them. Example. - Justice is not harmed by a criminal's escaping punishment as much as it is harmed by encroachment upon people's liberty and their arrest and search without right. Example.
Arabic original
بطلان القبض والتفتيش. استبعاد الدليل المستمد منهما. مثال. - العدالة لا يضيرها إفلات مجرم من العقاب بقدر ما يضيرها الافتئات على حرية الناس والقبض عليهم وتفتيشهم بدون وجه حق. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٤/٢٠٠٤ جزائي جلسة ١٤/٦/٢٠٠٥ القسم الخامس – المجلد الثاني عشر ص ٦٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 218. PDF pages: 211.

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