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In the instance if, in result of commission of an intentional crime, the person, who committed it
detriments recklessly other socially dangerous consequences causing stricter liability under law,
such a crime shall be recognized as committed intentionally.
Article 24. Innocent Harm
An act shall be recognized as committed by innocence, if a person, who committed it, was not
aware of, should not have not to and could not have realized a socially dangerous nature of his act,
or did not foresee socially dangerous consequences thereof, and, according to circumstances of the
case, should not have to and could not have foreseen them.
CHAPTER 6. UNCOMPLETED CRIME
Article 25. Preparation for Crime and Criminal Attempt
The actions establishing conditions for commission or concealment of intentional crime interrupted
before the commission thereof due to circumstances not depending of a committer shall be
recognized as preparation for crime.
The beginning of commission of an intentional crime uncompleted due to circumstances not
depending of a committer shall be recognized as criminal attempt.
Liability for preparation for a crime and a criminal attempt shall be charged in accordance with the
same Article of the Special Part of this Code, as for a completed crime.
Article 26. Voluntary Renunciation
Discontinuance of preparations for or commission of a crime, in the instance if a person preparing
or committing thereof realized his ability to complete it, as well as prevention of criminal
consequence, if the person realized the possibility of its emergence, shall be recognized as
voluntary renunciation.
Voluntary renunciation shall be a valid defense.
A person, voluntary renouncing from completion of the crime, shall be liable under this Code, in
the instance if the actual act committed by him contains all elements of another corpus delicti.
CHAPTER 7. CRIMINAL COMPLICITY
Article 27. Notion of Criminal Complicity
Criminal complicity shall be intentional commission of a crime by at least two persons.
Article 28. Types of Accomplices
Accomplices shall be committers of the crime as well as heads for, and instigators and helpmates
thereof.
Committer shall be a person who, in part or in full, committed a crime alone or using other persons,
which are not liable under this Code, or by other means.