Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 889

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

English translation of the principle

The trial court's doubt as to the correctness of attributing the charge is sufficient for it to acquit. An example concerning the offence of forgery of official papers, considering the recording of an incorrect name during investigations, and during trial, to fall within the scope of the right to defend oneself.
Arabic original
كفاية تشكك محكمة الموضوع في صحة إسناد التهمة كي تقضي بالبراءة. مثال بالنسبة لجريمة تزوير في أوراق رسمية باعتبار إثبات الاسم غير الصحيح في التحقيقات. وأثناء المحاكمة مما يدخل في نطاق الحق في الدفاع عن النفس.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥٤/١٩٨٠ جزائي جلسة ٢٦/١/١٩٨١ القسم الأول المجلد الثالث ص١٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Penal Law — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 246. PDF pages: 243.

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