Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 225

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of the existence of the elements of the offence of attempting to carry out, without the Government’s permission, a hostile act against a foreign State. A matter for the trial court. The condition for this. - The judgment stating that the two respondents’ abandonment of completing the offence was of their own will and choice, such that the elements of the attempted offence attributed to them were not established against them. Reasonable and correct in law. - The trial court and its power to assess attempt:
Arabic original
تقدير توافر أركان جريمة الشروع في القيام بغير إذن من الحكومة بعمل عدائي ضد دولة أجنبية. موضوعي. شرط ذلك. - إيراد الحكم أن عدول المطعون ضدهما عن إتمام الجريمة كان بإرادتهما واختيارهما بما لا تتوافر معه في حقهما أركان جريمة الشروع المسندة إليهما. سائغ وصحيح في القانون. - محكمة الموضوع وسلطتها في تقدير الشروع:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٨/٢٠٠٧ جزائي جلسة ٤/٩/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٥ ج ٣ ص ٥٩٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 57. PDF pages: 54.

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