Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 820

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

English translation of the principle

The offence of causing damage resulting in disruption of a public utility or reduction of its usefulness. What suffices to establish it. An example. (10) Attacking a ship on the high seas (Article 252)
Arabic original
جريمة الإتلاف التي يترتب عليها تعطيل مرفق عام أو التقليل من فائدته. ما يكفي لقيامها. مثال. (١٠) مهاجمة سفينة في عرض البحر (المادة ٢٥٢)
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١١/١٩٩٦ جزائي جلسة ٢/١٢/١٩٩٦ القسم الثالث المجلد الرابع ص١١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 229. PDF pages: 226.

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