Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1470
State of Kuwait · Penal Law · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
The perpetrators must be held jointly and severally liable to repay the amount in whose appropriation from the State they participated. Stipulating joint and several liability in the appellate judgment instead of obliging each of the two sides to repay. No aggravation of the penalty.
Arabic original
وجوب مساءلة الفاعلين متضامنين في رد المبلغ الذي أسهموا في الاستيلاء عليه من الدولة. النص على التضامن في الحكم الاستئنافي بدلاً من إلزام كل الجانبين بالرد. لا تشديد للعقوبة.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٢٣٦/١٩٨٠ جزائي جلسة ٢٩/١٢/١٩٨٠ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص ٣٤٢)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 393. PDF pages: 390.
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