Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1256

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

English translation of the principle

The punishment prescribed for the offence of bringing in narcotic substances with intent to traffic is death or life imprisonment. Article 31 of the Narcotics Control Law. The judgment’s imposition of life imprisonment and a fine. An error in the application of the law requiring its partial cassation and correction by cancelling the fine.
Arabic original
العقوبة المقررة لجريمة جلب مواد مخدرة بقصد الاتجار هي الإعدام أو الحبس المؤبد. المادة ٣١ ق مكافحة المخدرات. قضاء الحكم بعقوبة الحبس المؤبد والغرامة. خطأ في تطبيق القانون يُوجب تمييزه جزئياً وتصحيحه بإلغاء عقوبة الغرامة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦١٣/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ٨/١/٢٠٠٢ القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع عشر ص ٦٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 341. PDF pages: 338.

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