Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 822

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

English translation of the principle

A criminal action may not be instituted against the perpetrator of a crime outside Kuwait and then return to it after his conviction by foreign courts and completion of the sentence imposed upon him. Article 13 of the Penal Code.
Arabic original
لا يجوز إقامة الدعوى الجزائية على مرتكب جريمة خارج الكويت ثم العودة إليها بعد الحكم عليه بالإدانة من المحاكم الأجنبية واستيفاء العقوبة المقضي بها عليه. المادة ١٣ من قانون الجزاء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٨٣/٢٠٠٥ جزائي جلسة ٤/٤/٢٠٠٦ القسم الخامس المجلد الثالث عشر ص٥٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 294. PDF pages: 287.

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