Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 555

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

English translation of the principle

The accused's retraction of a confession is a matter for him. It does not depend on the court's conduct toward it. - Proof that the appellant's urine contained hashish metabolites. The challenge alleging a contradiction between his confession and the analysis report's finding that the sample contained the narcotic hashish. Inadmissible.
Arabic original
عدول المتهم عن اعتراف مرده إليه. لا يتوقف على مسلك المحكمة حياله. - ثبوت احتواء بول الطاعن على متحللات الحشيش النعي بتعارض اعترافه مع ما أسفر عنه تقرير التحليل من احتواء العينة على مخدر الحشيش. غير مقبول.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٤٩/٢٠٠٣ جزائي جلسة ٢٧/١/٢٠٠٤ القسم الخامس – المجلد الثاني عشر ص ١٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 240. PDF pages: 233.

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