Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 263

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

English translation of the principle

Complicity in an offense. When it is established. - The criminal judge is free to form his conviction from any source he chooses, unless the law restricts him to particular evidence.
Arabic original
الاشتراك في الجريمة. متى يتحقق. - القاضي الجنائي حر في تكوين عقيدته من أي مصدر شاء. ما لم يقيده القانون بدليل معين.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٥/١٩٨٦ جزائي جلسة ٣٠/٦/١٩٨٦ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص١٣٩) (والطعن ١٨٤/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ٦/١٠/١٩٩٧ القسم الرابع المجلد السابع ص٢٥١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 65. PDF pages: 62.

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