Law implemented to reduce the legal age of a juvenile to 16 years in Kuwait
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Assistant Director General of the Criminal Investigation General Department in the Interior Ministry Brigadier Badr Al-Ghadouri has confirmed the implementation of the bill to reduce the legal age of a juvenile to 16 years old by the beginning of 2017, reports Al-Anba daily.
According to the bill, juvenile offenders should appear before a penal court instead of the juvenile court; hence, the possibility of facing death penalty.
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