III. chapter. Experiment and sharing.
Article 20
Anyone who has made a decision to commit an act punishable by this Act, and unequivocally demonstrated the intent in an act aimed at or intended to commit the offense, has, when the offense is not completed, been guilty about an attempt to do so.
For an attempted offense, a lower penalty may be imposed than for a committed offense. This should be done in particular, when it can be deduced from the experiment that the offender is not as dangerous and his will is not as hardened as it can be assumed that it is about people who commit such offenses.
If the interests of the offender, or the act itself, are such that the attempt could not have led to a complete offense, it may be decided that the penalty shall be waived.
Part 2. Investigations.
Section VII. General rules on investigations.
Article 54
The act in question shall be investigated and all available evidence pertaining to it shall be collected, e.g. as regards the place and time of its commission and all further circumstances that may be regarded as being of potential significance; the person suspected of the offence shall be sought; witnesses and others who may be regarded as likely to be able to give testimony , shall be found; items to be seized, and other visible pieces of evidence, shall be located . In addition, the scene of the crime, where appropriate, shall be examined, as shall all signs that may remain following commission of the offence.
An examination shall be made of matters pertaining to the accused himself or herself, including (according to whether there is reason to do this) his or her age, personal circumstances (such as family and home background), education, employment and financial standing, conduct and previous offences and his or her level of maturity and state of health, both mental and physical.
An examination shall be made of the accused’s attitudes and motivation for the offence, whether he or she committed the offence on purpose or, as appropriate, through negligence and, if it constituted an attempt, whether he or she abandoned it by free choice. If more than one person was involved in the offence, their parts in it shall be investigated, where possible, separately .
'' Article 8 Experiment and sharing''
Attempt or participation in offenses according to this Act is punishable according to
Art. III. section of the General Penal Code.
3. In accordance with this Statute, a person shall be criminally responsible and liable for punishment for a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court if that person:
(f) Attempts to commit such a crime by taking action that commences its execution by means of a substantial step, but the crime does not occur because of circumstances independent of the person's intentions. However, a person who abandons the effort to commit the crime or otherwise prevents the completion of the crime shall not be liable for punishment under this Statute for the attempt to commit that crime if that person completely and voluntarily gave up the criminal purpose.