Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 29

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

English translation of the principle

The judge must include in his judgment imprisoning a foreign accused an order deporting him from Kuwait after completion of the prison sentence in the two cases of his conviction of a felony or his sentencing to a custodial penalty for an offence involving dishonour or breach of trust. - A foreigner within the scope of Article 79 of the Penal Code. Anyone who does not hold Kuwaiti nationality.
Arabic original
وجوب أن يضمّن القاضي حكمه بحبس المتهم الأجنبي الأمر بإبعاده عن الكويت بعد الانتهاء من تنفيذ عقوبة الحبس في حالتي الحكم عليه في جناية أو بعقوبة مقيدة للحرية في جريمة مخلة بالشرف أو الأمانة. - الأجنبي في نطاق المادة ٧٩ من قانون الجزاء. هو كل من لا يحمل الجنسية الكويتية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٨/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ٣٠/٦/١٩٩٧ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص٣٥١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 15. PDF pages: 12.

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