Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 619

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

English translation of the principle

The trial court may accept statements relayed by one person from another, even if that other person denies them, whenever it is satisfied that those statements were actually made by the person from whom they were relayed. The law has not restricted the trial court to accepting statements from a particular type of witness.
Arabic original
لمحكمة الموضوع الأخذ بالأقوال التي ينقلها شخص عن آخر ولو أنكرها هذا الآخر متى وثقت أن تلك الأقوال صدرت حقيقة عمن نقلت عنه. القانون لم يقيد محكمة الموضوع بالأخذ بأقوال نوع معين من الشهود.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١/١٩٨٤ جزائي جلسة ٢٩/١٠/١٩٨٤ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص ٣٣)

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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