Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 193

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

English translation of the principle

An offence consisting of several acts, whether by its nature or pursuant to the plan for its execution. Its effect: anyone possessing the intent to contribute or the intention to intervene in it is considered a principal perpetrator together with others, so long as it occurred as a result of an agreement among them and he contributed some role in its execution, even if the offence was not completed by his act alone but was completed by the act of one or more of those who intervened in it. Article 47, Penal Code. - The existence or absence of agreement among the participants. Its assessment rests exclusively with the trial judge. Argument concerning this before the Court of Cassation. Inadmissible. Example. - Motive:
Arabic original
تكوين الجريمة من عدة أفعال سواء بحسب طبيعتها أو طبقاً لخطة تنفيذها. أثره: كل من توافر لديه قصد المساهمة أو نية التدخل فيها. يعتبر فاعلاً أصلياً مع غيره. مادامت وقعت نتيجة اتفاق بينهم وأسهم بدور ما في تنفيذها ولو لم تتم الجريمة بفعله وحده وإنما تمت بفعل واحد أو أكثر ممن تدخلوا فيها. المادة ٤٧ جزاء. - قيام الاتفاق بين المساهمين أو انتفاؤه. يستقل قاضي الموضوع بتقديره. الجدل في ذلك أمام التمييز. غير مقبول. مثال. - الباعث:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١/٢٠٠٢ جزائي جلسة ١٤/١٠/٢٠٠٣ القسم الخامس المجلد الثالث عشر ص٢٧٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 50. PDF pages: 47.

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