Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1101

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

English translation of the principle

The offence of possession of firearms and their ammunition. Mere physical possession is sufficient. Criminal intent is established by mere knowing and voluntary possession. Establishing that. Within the authority of the trial court. - Establishment of the material element does not require that the weapons or ammunition have been seized on the perpetrator’s person or while he was using them. It is sufficient to prove his possession of them and that his control extended over them by any evidence leading to that conclusion.
Arabic original
جريمة حيازة أسلحة نارية وذخيرتها. كفاية مجرد الحيازة المادية. تحقق القصد الجنائي بمجرد الحيازة عن علم وإرادة. استظهار ذلك. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. - توافر الركن المادي لا يشترط أن تكون الأسلحة أو الذخائر قد ضبطت مع شخص الجاني أو آبان استعماله لها. كفاية ثبوت حيازته لها وأن سلطانه مبسوطاً عليها بأي دليل يؤدي إلى ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٦٢/٢٠٠٨ جزائي جلسة ١٤/٤/٢٠٠٩ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٧ ج ٢ ص ٥٠١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 305. PDF pages: 302.

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