Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 522

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

English translation of the principle

Confession in criminal matters is an element of inference. Its assessment. A factual matter. - 234 - Criminal Procedures and Trials - Reliance on the wording and apparent meaning of the accused’s confession. The court is not bound thereby. Its coverage of the incident in all its details. Not required. What suffices in that regard. - Assessment of the untruthfulness of the accused’s claim that the confession attributed to him resulted from coercion. Within the authority of the trial court. Condition thereof.
Arabic original
الاعتراف في المسائل الجنائية من عناصر الاستدلال. تقديره. موضوعي. - ٢٣٤ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية - الأخذ بنص اعتراف المتهم وظاهره. عدم التزام المحكمة به. وروده على الواقعة بكافة تفاصيلها. غير لازم. ما يكفي في ذلك. - تقدير عدم صحة ما يدعيه المتهم من أن الاعتراف المعزو إليه كان وليد إكراه. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٤/١٩٩٧ جزائي جلسة ٤/٥/١٩٩٨ القسم الرابع – المجلد السابع ص ٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 234. PDF pages: 227–228.

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