Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 175

Criminal intent in the offence of infringing persons' dignity, criminalised under Article 21/7 of Law 3 of 2006 concerning Printing and Publication. Its existence. - The publisher's knowledge. Presumed upon the existence of general intent. Its inference. A matter of fact drawn from the facts and circumstances of the case. Discussing it. Unnecessary. There is no occasion to discuss permissible criticism, exceeding which warrants punishment. The rationale thereof. This is not altered by the published expressions having been repeated by the convicted person at a public symposium. The newspaper editor-in-chief's liability. Actual liability for what is published therein. Sixth—Liability for consequences likely to occur: