'Voluntary withdrawal' in document 'Macedonia - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

2. A CRIME AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

2.2. Preparation and attempt of a crime

Voluntary calling off

Article 21

(1) An offender who was preparing or who attempted to commit a crime, but who voluntarily called off its perpetration may be acquitted from punishment.

(2) The perpetrator has given up the preparation of the activity when he\she has ceased any further preparations or has stopped or seriously tried to stop the commencement of the performance of the criminal activity.

(3) In case of voluntary calling off, the offender shall be punished for those activities that represent some other independent crime.

GENERAL PART

2. A CRIME AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

2.3. Accessory in crime Joint perpetration

Limits of criminal responsibility and possibility of punishing the accomplices

Article 25

(2) The joint offender, instigator or accessory that voluntarily prevented the perpetration of a crime may be acquitted from punishment. This is also applicable in the case of preparation of a crime, regardless whether it is determined by law as a special crime, or whether the law prescribes as punishable the preparation of a certain crime (article 8 item 2).

SPECIAL PART

34. CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

Organizing group and urging for commitment of genocide and war crimes

Article 416-a

(1) One who will organize a group with an intention to commit crimes stipulated in the articles 403 through 416, shall be sentenced with imprisonment of at least eight years.

(2) One who will become a member of the group stipulated in paragraph 1, shall be sentenced with imprisonment of at least four years.

(3) Member of the group stipulated in the paragraph 2, who will disclose the group before he/she commits crime as its member or in its behalf, shall be pardoned.

(4) One that calls on or urges for commitment of the crimes stipulated in the articles 403 through 416, shall be sentenced with imprisonment of one to ten years.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 25
Individual criminal responsibility
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.