Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 642

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

English translation of the principle

Weighing a witness’s statements and judicial reliance upon them, whatever criticisms are directed against them. A matter of fact. - The court’s acceptance of a witness’s statements. Its implication. - Proof in criminal matters. The criterion therein. - That testimony cover the entirety of the fact sought to be proved or that witnesses’ statements coincide in every detail is not necessary. What suffices for that.
Arabic original
وزن أقوال الشاهد وتعويل القضاء عليها مهما وجه إليها من مطاعن. موضوعي. - أخذ المحكمة بأقوال الشاهد. مفاده. - الإثبات في المواد الجزائية. العبرة فيه. - ورود الشهادة على الحقيقة المراد إثباتها بأكملها أو تطابق أقوال الشهود في جميع التفصيلات غير لازم. ما يكفي لذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣١٤/١٩٩٧ جزائي جلسة ١/٦/١٩٩٨ القسم الرابع – المجلد السابع ص ٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 257. PDF pages: 250.

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