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1. A completed crime shall be deemed to be an act which contains all the elements of corpus
delicti provided for in this Code.
2. An inchoate crime shall be deemed to be an attempted crime and preparation for grave or
particularly grave crimes.
3. Liability for preparation of a crime and the attempted crime shall be ensued under the same
Article of the Special Part of this Code, as for a completed crime — referring to Articles 34 or
35 of this Code.
Article 34.
Attempted crime
An attempted crime shall be deemed to be an action (inaction) committed with direct intention
which is directly aimed at committing a criminal offence, where the crime has not been
completed for circumstances beyond the person’s control.
Article 35.
Preparation of crime
Preparation of crime shall be deemed to be acquisition or adaptation of means or tools for
committing a criminal offence with direct intention, as well as intentional creation of other
conditions, where the crime has not been completed for circumstances beyond the person's
control.
Article 36.
Voluntary renunciation of criminal purpose
1. Voluntary renunciation of criminal purpose shall be deemed to be termination of preparation
of a crime or an attempted crime or an action (inaction) immediately aimed at committing a
criminal offence by a person, where he or she has realised the possibility of completing the
crime.
2. A person having voluntarily renunciated criminal purpose to complete a crime shall not be
subject to criminal liability, unless his or her act actually committed contains other corpus
delicti.
3. An organiser, inciter or abettor of a crime shall not be subject to criminal liability in the event
of voluntary renunciation of criminal purpose, where he or she, by informing state authorities
or through other measures undertaken, has prevented the perpetrator from completing the
crime.
4. Where actions specified in part 3 of this Article have not resulted in the prevention of a crime
committed by a perpetrator, the measures undertaken may be taken into account as a
circumstance mitigating liability and punishment when imposing punishment.
CHAPTER 7
COMPLICITY
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