Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 653

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

English translation of the principle

Ascertaining whether the perpetrator of the offence of importing alcoholic beverages knew that what he possessed was intoxicating substances. A matter for the trial court. It is not obliged to discuss its existence separately so long as what it states in its judgment indicates its existence. - The offence of importing and possessing narcotic substances:
Arabic original
تقصي توافر علم الجاني في جريمة جلب الخمور بأن ما يحوزه من المواد المسكرة. لمحكمة الموضوع. لا التزام عليها بالتحدث استقلالاً عن توافره مادام فيما أوردته من حكمها ما يدل على قيامه. - جريمة جلب وحيازة المواد المخدرة:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٥/٢٠٠٤ جزائي جلسة ١٤/١٢/٢٠٠٤ القسم الخامس المجلد الثالث عشر ص٣١٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 186. PDF pages: 183.

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