Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 683
State of Kuwait · Criminal Procedure · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The number of witnesses is not determinative of the court's conviction. - 264 - Criminal Procedure and Trials - Contradictions in the witnesses' accounts. Do not impair the soundness of the judgment so long as it has drawn from their statements a sound conclusion free of contradiction.
Arabic original
العبرة في اقتناع المحكمة ليست بعدد الشهود. - ٢٦٤ - إجراءات ومحاكمات جزائية - تناقض رواية الشهود. لا ينال من سلامة الحكم مادام أنه استخلص أقوالهم استخلاصاً سائغاً لا تناقض فيه.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ١٧٨/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ٣١/٣/١٩٩٧ القسم الرابع – المجلد السابع ص ١٠٠)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 264. PDF pages: 257–258.
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