Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 726

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

English translation of the principle

The appellant's contention that the elements of breach of trust are absent and that it has not been established against him. Of no avail so long as the judgment regarded it as connected with the offence of extorting another's property, for which it imposed the penalty on him as the more severe offence. - 204 - Criminal
Arabic original
نعي الطاعن تخلف أركان جريمة خيانة الأمانة وعدم ثبوتها في حقه. غير مجد مادام أن الحكم اعتبرها مرتبطة مع جريمة ابتزاز مال الغير التي أوقع عليه عقوبتها باعتبارها الأشد. - ٢٠٤ - الجزاء
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٢١/٢٠٠٣ جزائي جلسة ٢٢/١١/٢٠٠٥ القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني عشر ص١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 204. PDF pages: 201.

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