Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 611

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of a witness's statements. A matter of fact. - Contradictions in some of the statements of the female victim and her brother. Do not impair the soundness of the judgment. So long as it derived the conviction from them without contradiction. - Factual argument. Impermissible before the Court of Cassation.
Arabic original
تقدير أقوال الشاهد. موضوعي. - تناقض أقوال المجني عليها وشقيقها في بعضها. لا ينال من سلامة الحكم. ما دام استخلص الإدانة منها. بما لا تناقض فيه. - الجدل الموضوعي. غير جائز أمام التمييز.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤/١٩٧٩ جزائي جلسة ٢٧/٥/١٩٧٩٦ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٢٩٦) (والطعن ١١١/١٩٩٣ جزائي جلسة ٢٩/١١/١٩٩٣ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص ٤٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 253. PDF pages: 246.

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