Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 362

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

English translation of the principle

The offence of bribery. The criterion for its establishment on the part of a public official. - Claiming competence. What suffices to establish it. Its being accompanied by fraudulent elements and means. Not necessary. - Criminal intent in the offence of bribery. The criterion for its establishment. Its inference is a matter of fact.
Arabic original
جريمة الرشوة. مناط تحققها من جانب الموظف العام. - الزعم بالاختصاص. ما يكفي لتوافره. اقترانه بعناصر ووسائل احتيالية. غير لازم. - القصد الجنائي في جريمة الرشوة. مناط تحققه. استخلاصه موضوعي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٧٠/٢٠٠٩ جزائي جلسة ٢٦/١٠/٢٠١٠ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٨ ج ٣ ص ٣٥٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 91. PDF pages: 88.

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