Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 519

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

English translation of the principle

Confession in criminal matters. Is no more than an item of evidence in the case subject to the assessment of the court of merits, provided it discloses the reasons for which it accepted or rejected it. Its necessary implication. That what it issued or relied upon as evidence lead to the consequence it attached to it, without arbitrariness in inference or inconsistency with reason and logic. An example. - A challenge concerning the accused persons' confessions is without foundation so long as the court is satisfied as to their validity and conformity with truth and reality.
Arabic original
الاعتراف في المسائل الجنائية. لا يخرج عن كونه دليلاً من أدلة الدعوى يخضع لتقدير محكمة الموضوع متى أفصحت عن الأسباب التي من أجلها أخذت به أو أطرحته. لازمه. أن يكون ما أصدرته أو استدلت به مؤدياً إلى ما رتبت عليه دون تعسف في الاستنتاج أو تنافر في حكم العقل والمنطق. مثال. - النعي بشأن اعتراف المتهمين يكون على غير سند مادام أن المحكمة قد اطمأنت إلى صحته ومطابقته للحقيقة والواقع.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٤/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ٣٠/٦/١٩٩٧ القسم الرابع – المجلد السابع ص ٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 234. PDF pages: 227.

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