Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1459

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

English translation of the principle

The penalty of deportation. Its application is confined to foreigners. A Kuwaiti may not be deported from his country. Articles 28 of the Constitution and 79 of the Penal Code. - The challenged judgment’s order to deport the appellant, a Kuwaiti national, from the country after completion of the imprisonment imposed upon him. An error of law requiring partial cassation of the judgment by cancelling the deportation penalty imposed.
Arabic original
عقوبة الإبعاد. اقتصار مجال تطبيقها على الأجنبي. الكويتي لا يجوز إبعاده عن بلده. المادتان ٢٨ من الدستور و٧٩ ق الجزاء. - قضاء الحكم المطعون فيه بإبعاد الطاعن الكويتي الجنسية عن البلاد بعد الانتهاء من تنفيذ عقوبة الحبس المقضي بها عليه. خطأ في القانون يُوجب تمييز الحكم جزئياً بإلغاء ما قضي به من عقوبة الإبعاد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٩٢/٢٠٠٢ جزائي جلسة ٦/١/٢٠٠٤ القسم الخامس المجلد الرابع عشر ص ١٢٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 390. PDF pages: 387.

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