Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 369

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

English translation of the principle

Criminal intent in the offense of bribery. The criterion for its establishment. Establishing it separately. Is not necessary. What suffices regarding the judgment's ascertainment thereof. - The bribe-giver's failure to disclose his intent. The trial judge may infer it by all means of proof.
Arabic original
القصد الجنائي في جريمة الرشوة. مناط تحققه. استظهاره على استقلال. ليس بلازم. ما يكفي بشأن استظهار الحكم له. - عدم إفصاح الراشي عن قصده. لقاضي الموضوع الاستدلال عليه بكافة طرق الإثبات.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٦٣/١٩٩٨ جزائي جلسة ٢٦/١٠/١٩٩٩ القسم الرابع المجلد الثامن ص١٨١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 92. PDF pages: 89.

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