Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 879
State of Kuwait · Criminal Procedure · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The lawyer's attendance during the accused's interrogation is a matter for him. His failure to notify the investigator that he has appointed a lawyer or to ask him to postpone the investigation for the lawyer's attendance. Its effect. The investigator is not obliged to summon his lawyer. A challenge alleging a defect in the investigation procedures for this reason. Unfounded. - Notification of the Lawyers' Association of the investigation of a lawyer:
Arabic original
حضور المحامي أثناء استجواب المتهم هو من شأنه. عدم إخطاره المحقق بتعيين محام له أو يطلب منه تأجيل التحقيق لحضوره. أثره. عدم التزام المحقق بدعوة محاميه. النعي بتعييب إجراءات التحقيق لهذا السبب. لا محل له. - إخطار جمعية المحامين بالتحقيق مع المحامي:Original Arabic judgment citations
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Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 309. PDF pages: 302.
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