Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 493

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

English translation of the principle

Confession in criminal matters. An element of evidentiary inference. - The plea of invalidity of a confession because it was the product of coercion. What suffices in response to it.
Arabic original
الاعتراف في المسائل الجزائية. عنصر من عناصر الاستدلال. - الدفع ببطلان الاعتراف لصدوره وليد إكراه. ما يكفي رداً عليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٠/١٩٨٧ جزائي جلسة ٢٥/٥/١٩٨٧ القسم الثاني – المجلد الرابع ص ٤١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 230. PDF pages: 223.

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