Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 317

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

English translation of the principle

Procedures undertaken by a police officer to detect offenses and identify their perpetrators. Their being regarded as valid and producing their effects. The condition for this. That he does not intervene by his act to create the offense or incite its commission, and so long as the offender's will remains free and is not extinguished.
Arabic original
الإجراءات التي يقوم بها رجل الشرطة للكشف عن الجرائم ومعرفة مرتكبيها. اعتبارها صحيحة منتجة لآثارها. شرط ذلك. ألا يتدخل بفعله في خلق الجريمة أو التحريض على مقارفتها وطالما بقيت إرادة الجاني حرة غير معدومة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩٣/١٩٨٨ جزائي جلسة ٢٣/١/١٩٨٩ القسم الثاني المجلد الرابع ص ٣٥١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 78. PDF pages: 75.

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