CHAPTER XI
CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

189 Attempt
(1) Subject to subsection (1), any person who—
(a) intending to commit a crime, whether in terms of this Code or any other enactment; or
(b) realising that there is a real risk or possibility that a crime, whether in terms of this Code or any other enactment, may be committed;
does or omits to do anything that has reached at least the commencement of the execution of the intended crime, shall be guilty of attempting to commit the crime concerned:

(2) A person shall not be guilty of attempting to commit a crime if, before the commencement of the execution of the intended crime, he or she changes his or her mind and voluntarily desists from proceeding further with the crime.

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.