Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 505

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

English translation of the principle

The court's confidence in the truth of an accused's statements against other accused persons and its lack of confidence in the truth of his statements against himself, which he retracted. There is no defect or contradiction between acquitting this accused and convicting the other accused persons on the basis of his statements against the 2 of them.
Arabic original
اطمئنان المحكمة إلى صحة أقوال متهم في حق غيره من المتهمين وعدم اطمئنانها إلى صحة أقواله في حق نفسه التي عدل عنها. لا عيب ولا تناقض بين براءة هذا المتهم وإدانة غيره من المتهمين استناداً إلى أقواله في حقهما.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧/١٩٩٣ جزائي جلسة ١٤/٦/١٩٩٣ القسم الثالث – المجلد الرابع ص ٤٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 232. PDF pages: 225.

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