Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 494

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

English translation of the principle

The crime of kidnapping provided for in Article 179/1 of the Penal Code. Established by deliberately removing the victim from the spot made an intended destination for him and severing his connection with his family, whatever the perpetrator's purpose.
Arabic original
جريمة الخطف المنصوص عليها في المادة ١٧٩/١ جزاء. تحققها بتعمد إبعاد المجني عليه عن البقعة التي جعلت مراداً له وقطع صلته بأهله ومهما كان غرض الجاني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٠/١٩٨٠ جزائي جلسة ١٥/١٢/١٩٨٠ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص٢٥٦) (والطعن ١٧٩/٢٠١١ جزائي جلسة ٢١/١/٢٠١٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 133. PDF pages: 130.

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