Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1188

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

English translation of the principle

The court's confidence in the statements of the officer involved in the incident during the Public Prosecution's investigations, and its reliance on them together with the other evidence to establish the offence of possessing and holding narcotic substances with intent to use. Its rejection of those parts of his statements in which it lacked confidence concerning the offence of possessing and holding them with intent to traffic. Legally permissible. Challenging this. Incorrect. - 326 - Criminal Law
Arabic original
اطمئنان المحكمة لأقوال ضابط الواقعة بتحقيقات النيابة العامة واعتمادها عليها مع باقي الأدلة الأخرى في ثبوت جريمة حيازة وإحراز المواد المخدرة بقصد التعاطي. إطراحها من أقواله ما لم تطمئن إليه في خصوص جريمة حيازتها وإحرازها بقصد الاتجار. جائز قانوناً. النعي على ذلك. غير صحيح. - ٣٢٦ - الجزاء
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٢٢/٢٠٠٣ جزائي جلسة ١٨/١/٢٠٠٥ القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع عشر ص ٦٥٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 326. PDF pages: 323.

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