Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1378

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

English translation of the principle

The Court of Cassation may apply Article 83 of the Penal Code and replace the death penalty with life imprisonment or fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years.
Arabic original
لمحكمة التمييز إعمال حكم المادة ٨٣ من قانون الجزاء وأن تستبدل بعقوبة الإعدام عقوبة الحبس المؤبد أو المؤقت الذي لا تقل مدته عن عشر سنوات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢/١٩٩٣ أمن دولة جزائي جلسة ٦/٦/١٩٩٣ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص ١٣٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 376. PDF pages: 373.

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