Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 359

The offence of exploiting influence. Completed merely by the offender invoking real or alleged influence in soliciting or accepting a gift, to obtain or attempt to obtain an advantage of any kind from any public authority. The offender need not be an official or a person of equivalent status. He may be a private individual so long as he enjoys a degree of real or alleged influence. - An express claim of influence. Unnecessary. It suffices that the offender's conduct implicitly embody such a claim. - The offender's claiming influence over a judge and soliciting money on the basis of this alleged influence. Sufficient to establish the offence of soliciting a bribe for a public official and exploiting influence. An example of sound reasoning in response to the defence that Article 37 of Law 31 of 1970 amending the provisions of the Penal Code is inapplicable.