Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1172

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

English translation of the principle

Conviction of the appellant pursuant to Article 84/1 of the Penal Code with the punishment for the more serious offence, namely the offence of possession and custody of a narcotic substance with intent to traffic. No grounds for complaining of the court’s disregard of the appellant’s request to be placed in a treatment facility for treatment, or of what he raises concerning the invalidity of his confession to consuming narcotics or a psychotropic substance, or the judgment’s reliance on the toxicology report as evidence. 3- Their possession with intent to consume:
Arabic original
إدانة الطاعن عملاً بالمادة ٨٤/١ ق الجزاء بعقوبة الجريمة الأشد وهي جريمة حيازة وإحراز مادة مخدرة بقصد الاتجار. لا محل للنعي على التفات المحكمة عن طلب الطاعن إيداعه أحد المصحات لعلاجه أو ما يثيره بشأن بطلان اعترافه بتعاطي المخدر أو المؤثر العقلي أو تساند الحكم لتقرير السموم كدليل. ٣- حيازتها بقصد التعاطي:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠٤/٢٠٠٥ جزائي جلسة ١٢/١٢/٢٠٠٦ القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع عشر ص ٦٦٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 324. PDF pages: 321.

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