Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1073

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

English translation of the principle

The offence of facilitating another's unlawful appropriation of public funds. How it is established. Treating the public employee as a principal offender and the other person as his accomplice therein. What suffices to establish that offence and what does not affect its establishment against the public employee. The motive for committing it is immaterial.
Arabic original
جريمة تسهيل الاستيلاء للغير بدون حق على مال عام. كيفية تحققها. اعتبار الموظف العام فاعلاً أصلياً والغير شريكاً معه فيها. ما يكفي لقيام تلك الجريمة وما لا يؤثر على قيامها في حق الموظف العام. لا عبرة بالباعث على ارتكابها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٢/١٩٨٦ جزائي جلسة ١/١٢/١٩٨٦ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص ١٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 294. PDF pages: 291.

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