Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 339

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

English translation of the principle

The purpose of the provisions criminalizing bribery. Protecting public office against any breach, tampering, or deviation. The consequence thereof. Every deviation from a duty of office or abstention from performing it in return for a reward constitutes acceptance of a bribe.
Arabic original
المقصود بالنصوص التي تجرم الرشوة. حماية الوظيفة العامة من أي إخلال أو عبث أو انحراف. مؤدى ذلك. كل انحراف عن واجب من واجبات الوظيفة أو امتناع عن القيام به مقابل جعل ارتشاء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣١/١٩٨٢ جزائي جلسة ١٧/١/١٩٨٣ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٢٨٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 85. PDF pages: 82.

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