Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 236

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

English translation of the principle

A principal perpetrator together with others is anyone who has the intent to contribute to or intervene in an offence consisting of several acts, even if the offence is not completed by his act alone. - Agreement to commit an offence is established by its parties forming the intention to commit the agreed act. Inferring intention is a matter of fact.
Arabic original
الفاعل الأصلي مع غيره هو كل من يتوافر لديه قصد المساهمة أو التدخل في الجريمة التي تتكون من عدة أفعال ولو لم تتم الجريمة بفعله وحده. - الاتفاق على ارتكاب الجريمة يتحقق باتخاذ نية أطرافه على ارتكاب الفعل المتفق عليه. استخلاص النية موضوعي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٧/١٩٨٨ جزائي جلسة ٤/٧/١٩٨٨ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص٥٨٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 59. PDF pages: 56.

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