Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 617

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

English translation of the principle

A request to hear defense witnesses. A factual defense. The court is not obliged to grant it so long as it is unnecessary for determining the merits of the case, nor is it obliged to respond to it expressly in its judgment.
Arabic original
طلب سماع شهود النفي. دفاع موضوعي. لا تلتزم المحكمة بإجابته مادام غير لازم للفصل في موضوع الدعوى ولا تلتزم بالرد عليه صراحة في حكمها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢١/١٩٨٤ جزائي جلسة ١٦/٧/١٩٨٤ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص ٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 254. PDF pages: 247.

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