Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 684
State of Kuwait · Criminal Procedure · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The judgment's reliance on the testimony of a single witness. Does not contravene the law. The reason for this. The legislature has not bound the criminal judge to a specified number and has left him free to form his conviction from any evidence he trusts, so long as it has a proper basis in the case papers.
Arabic original
تعويل الحكم على شهادة شاهد واحد. لا مخالفة فيه للقانون. علة ذلك. أن الشارع لم يقيد القاضي الجنائي بنصاب معين وترك له حرية تكوين عقيدته من أي دليل يطمئن إليه طالما أن له مأخذه الصحيح من الأوراق.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٣١٠/١٩٩٩ جزائي جلسة ٢٦/٩/٢٠٠٠ القسم الرابع – المجلد السابع ص ١٠١) (والطعن ٥٢٠/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ١١/٦/٢٠٠٢ القسم الخامس – المجلد الثاني عشر ص ٢٠٧)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 265. PDF pages: 258.
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