Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 349

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

English translation of the principle

The material element of the offence of offering a bribe. Its condition. An offer—whether a promise or a gift—must be made to a public official, and that offer must not be accepted by the official, this being the negative element in the material components of this offence. No offer being made to the official in the first place, or his acceptance of it. Its effect. The offence is not constituted.
Arabic original
الركن المادي في جريمة عرض الرشوة. شرطه. حصول عرض - وعداً كان أم عطية- على موظف عام وأن لا يصادف هذا العرض قبولاً من جانب الموظف وهو العنصر السلبي في ماديات هذه الجريمة. عدم حصول العرض أصلاً على الموظف أو قبوله له. أثره. عدم قيام تلك الجريمة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٥/٢٠٠٠ جزائي جلسة ١٧/١٠/٢٠٠٠ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص١٨٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 87. PDF pages: 84.

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