Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1026

State of Kuwait · Penal Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Criminalisation of embezzlement. Its criterion: the embezzled property being in the official’s hands by virtue of his office. - Example of reasoning free from defect in considering the receipt of property to be outside the requirements of the office or by reason thereof and treating it as a misdemeanour of breach of trust.
Arabic original
تجريم الاختلاس. مناطه: وجود المال المختلس بين يدي الموظف بمقتضى وظيفته. - مثال لتسبيب غير معيب لاعتبار تسلم المال خارج مقتضيات الوظيفة أو بسببها واعتباره جنحة خيانة أمانة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨/١٩٧٦ جزائي جلسة ١٠/٥/١٩٧٦ مج ٧ سنوات ص ٢٩٥) (والطعن ٣١٠/١٩٨٠ جزائي جلسة ٥/١/١٩٨١ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص ٥٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 283. PDF pages: 280.

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