Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1417

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

English translation of the principle

The judgment’s substitution of fifteen years’ imprisonment and a fine for the death penalty for possession of narcotic substances, although, when treating the accused with leniency, it may only be replaced with life imprisonment, and although a fine is not prescribed for this offence. Error in applying the law.
Arabic original
إبدال الحكم عقوبة حيازة المواد المخدرة من الإعدام إلى الحبس خمسة عشر سنة والغرامة حال عدم جواز إبدالها عند معاملة المتهم بالرأفة إلا إلى عقوبة الحبس المؤبد وحال أن عقوبة الغرامة غير مقررة لهذه الجريمة. خطأ في تطبيق القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢/٢٠٠١ جزائي جلسة ٢٢/٥/٢٠٠١ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص ٣٤٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 382. PDF pages: 379.

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