KUWAIT, Feb 17 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Minister of Justice Nasser Al-Sumait announced on Monday, raising the amount of legal blood money to KD 20,000 to achieve the principle of preserving life and strengthening the concept of fair compensation.
The Ministry of Justice stated on (X) that the Cabinet approved amending Article 251 of the Civil Code, which aims to re-estimate the value of legal blood money to reflect its true reality per the provisions of Islamic Sharia and the requirements of justice.
This comes within the framework of ongoing efforts to strengthen the legislative system and ensure its compatibility with economic and social changes, said the minister.
This amendment came in response to the changes witnessed in the financial and economic conditions during the past decades, as the previous estimate no longer reflects the actual value of blood money as stipulated by Sharia, he added.
Al-Sumait stressed that this amendment comes within the framework of the government's keenness to develop the legislative system in a way that achieves justice and preserves rights, in line with established Islamic principles and economic and social developments in the country. (end) dhd.aa