Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 728

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

English translation of the principle

The offence of extorting instruments. The criterion for its establishment. Physical or moral coercion inflicted on the victim of such a nature as to impair his freedom of choice. - The absence from the papers of evidence that coercion occurred. Its consequence. Example of the absence of coercion.
Arabic original
جريمة اغتصاب السندات. مناط قيامها. وقوع إكراه مادي أو معنوي على المجني عليه من شأنه تعطيل حرية الاختيار لديه. - خلو الأوراق من دليل على حصول الإكراه. أثره. مثال لانتفاء الإكراه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤١٣/١٩٩٨ جزائي جلسة ١/٦/١٩٩٩ القسم الرابع المجلد السابع ص٦٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 205. PDF pages: 202.

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