Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 244

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 according to its execution plan. Who is deemed a perpetrator therein: everyone who intervenes in its execution, even if it is completed through the act of one or more of those who intervened with him - 60 - Penal matters therein. Its condition. That he have the intention of intervening to achieve a common purpose, namely the ultimate objective of the offence.
Arabic original
الجريمة المكونة من عدة أفعال سواء بحسب طبيعتها أو طبقاً لخطة تنفيذها. من يعد فاعلاً فيها: كل من تدخل في التنفيذ ولو تمت بفعل واحد أو أكثر ممن تدخلوا معه - ٦٠ - الجزاء فيها. شرطه. أن يوجد لديه نية التدخل تحقيقاً لغرض مشترك وهو الغاية النهائية من الجريمة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٤/٢٠٠٠ جزائي جلسة ١٦/١/٢٠٠١ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٣٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 60. PDF pages: 57–58.

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