Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 428

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

English translation of the principle

The circumstance of premeditation. Proof of its existence entails joint criminal liability among the accused, so that each is deemed a principal perpetrator in the crime.
Arabic original
ظرف سبق الإصرار. ثبوت توافره يرتب تضامناً بين المتهمين في المسئولية الجزائية فيعد كل منهم فاعلاً أصلياً في الجريمة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٧/١٩٨٣ جزائي جلسة ٧/١١/١٩٨٣ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٣٦٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 112. PDF pages: 109.

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