Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1056

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

English translation of the principle

The felony of appropriation criminalized by Article 10 of Law 1 of 1993 concerning the protection of public funds. The criterion for its establishment. - The judgment's failure to establish the appellant's capacity and his being a public official or a person deemed equivalent thereto in the felony of unlawfully appropriating public funds. Deficient reasoning requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
جناية الاستيلاء المؤثمة بالمادة ١٠ ق ١ لسنة ١٩٩٣ بشأن حماية الأموال العامة. مناط تحققها. - إغفال الحكم استظهار صفة الطاعن وكونه موظفاً عاماً أو من في حكمه في جناية استيلاء بغير حق على مال عام. قصور يُوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٧٨/٢٠٠٥ جزائي جلسة ٣١/١/٢٠٠٦ القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني عشر ص ٥٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 289. PDF pages: 286.

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