KCC 559/2001
Type
Case
Court
Kuwait Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Kuwait
Taxonomy
Criminal Evidence, Offences against the Person
Decision date
24 Sep 2002
Catchwords
Contradictions - Witnesses - Kidnap
This case involved whether there was evidence of kidnapping. A key point was that contradictions in the testimony of the different accused did not lead to the invalidity of the ruling.
Background
An appellant said in his grounds of appeal that the appealed ruling by which he was convicted of kidnapping had insufficient evidence of causation and had erred in the application of law. He said that the court established its ruling on the grounds of the confessions of the second and third convicted persons though these confession contradicted his testimony. He said that he had maintained before the court that the elements of the crime did not exis but the court dismissed this defence