Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1145

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

English translation of the principle

The offences of bringing in and physically possessing narcotics are offences requiring specific intent. The necessary consequence thereof. The specific intent therein must be established. Merely stating that bringing in or physical possession occurred and that the offender knew that what he physically possessed was a narcotic is insufficient. - The offence of bringing in a narcotic substance with intent to traffic. The criterion for its establishment: the occurrence of the act of importing or bringing in and proof that the accused had this intent. - Inferring whether intent to traffic in narcotic substances is established. A matter of fact. Its condition.
Arabic original
جرائم جلب وإحراز المخدرات من الجرائم ذات القصود الخاصة لازم ذلك. وجوب استظهار القصد الخاص فيها. عدم كفاية مجرد القول بتوافر الجلب أو الحيازة المادية وعلم الجاني بأن ما يحرزه مخدراً. - جريمة جلب مادة مخدرة بقصد الاتجار. مناط توافرها: تحقق فعل الاستيراد أو الجلب وثبوت توافر هذا القصد في حق المتهم. - استخلاص ثبوت قصد الاتجار في المواد المخدرة من عدمه. موضوعي. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢٧/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ٢٦/٦/٢٠٠١ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص ٥٤٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 319. PDF pages: 316.

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