Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 465

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

English translation of the principle

Exclusion of the accused persons’ confession to the police officer to committing attempted theft, and the record containing nothing except the discovery, through searching the car in which they were riding, of tools whose mere possession does not indicate commission of that crime. An acquittal must be entered. D- Interrogation of the accused (admission and confession):
Arabic original
استبعاد اعتراف المتهمين لضابط الشرطة بارتكاب جريمة الشروع في السرقة وخلو الأوراق سوى مما أسفر عنه تفتيش السيارة التي كانوا يستقلونها من العثور على أدوات لا يفيد مجرد حيازتها ارتكاب تلك الجريمة. وجوب القضاء بالبراءة. د- استجواب المتهم (الإقرار والاعتراف):
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٩٢/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ٢/٧/٢٠٠٢ القسم الخامس – المجلد الثاني عشر ص ٦٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 225. PDF pages: 218.

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