Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 57

Summary: - Prohibition on deciding to refrain from punishment in money-laundering offenses. Basis: Article (9) of Money Laundering Law 35 of 2002 before its repeal. Rule: The challenged judgment concluded that the appellant was guilty of money laundering, an offense for which Article (9) of the repealed Law No. 35 of 2002 concerning Combating Money-Laundering Operations prohibited the court from deciding to refrain from pronouncing punishment. Since the challenged judgment adhered to this view, it correctly applied the law, and the appellant’s complaint against it in this respect is incorrect.