Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 708

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

English translation of the principle

What matters in a witness's identification of the accused is the court's confidence in the truthfulness of the witness himself. The challenge in this regard. An inadmissible dispute.
Arabic original
العبرة في تعرف الشاهد على المتهم هو اطمئنان المحكمة إلى صدق الشاهد نفسه. النعي في هذا الصدد. جدل غير مقبول.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٨٩/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ٢٨/١/٢٠٠٣ القسم الخامس – المجلد الثاني عشر ص ١٧٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 270. PDF pages: 263.

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