Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 242

A comprehensive Amiri amnesty for the offence. Equivalent to a judgment of acquittal. Article 238 of the Criminal Procedure Code. A comprehensive amnesty does not preclude a claim for civil compensation. - The challenged judgment's award of compensation based on the establishment of the appellant's fault, in observance of the binding effect of the criminal judgment, on the ground that a pardon of the appellant's penalty had been issued and the Criminal Court of Cassation had ruled that the appeal could not be heard because that pardon had been issued, rendering the judgment final and possessing the force of res judicata. A correct ruling. Challenging it for error in applying the law because the criminal judgment was not irrevocable, as the Court of Cassation had not decided the merits of the appeal. An unfounded challenge. Compensation for unjust enrichment - equivalent performance: