Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1006

The material element of the offence of committing a hostile act against a foreign state. Its nature. - Mustering troops is a statutory example of a hostile act capable of exposing Kuwait to the risk of war or severance of political relations. Its definition by reference to this result. It is every act revealing antagonism and violation and inherently indicating hostility or contempt for the interests of the foreign state - 273 - Penal Law and posing a danger in the various circumstances in which it occurs, whether in terms of time and place or in terms of the degree of sensitivity and nature of relations between Kuwait and the state against which the act is committed. Where those conditions exist, it is deemed a hostile act. Its condition: that it be a material, external, tangible and perceptible act. Non-material acts. Are not subject to criminalization and punishment. Assessment thereof: a matter of fact. The limit thereof. - 274 - Penal Law Crimes against Internal State Security (1) Broadcasting false news and statements