Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 292

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

English translation of the principle

Complicity by agreement is established through unity of the parties' intention to commit the agreed act. - The criminal judge is free to derive his conviction from any source he chooses, directly or by inference from the circumstantial evidence presented to him, provided it is reasonable.
Arabic original
الاشتراك بالاتفاق يتحقق باتحاد نية أطرافه على ارتكاب الفعل المتفق عليه. - القاضي الجزائي حر في أن يستمد عقيدته من أي مصدر شاء مباشرة أو بطريق الاستنتاج من القرائن التي تقدم إليه متى كان سائغاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨٥/١٩٩٤ جزائي جلسة ٢٦/١٢/١٩٩٤ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 72. PDF pages: 69.

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