CAMBODIA – PENAL CODE
BOOK ONE - GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE 2 - CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 27: Definition of attempt
An attempt to commit a felony or, in the cases provided for by law, a misdemeanour, shall
be punishable if the following conditions are met.
- the perpetrator has started to commit the offence, that is, he or she has committed acts which lead directly to the commission of the offence;
- the perpetrator did not stop his or her act, voluntarily, but was interrupted solely by circumstances beyond his or her control.
A preparatory act which does not directly lead to the commission of the offence does not
constitute a commencement of execution.
An attempt to commit a petty offence shall not be punishable.
Individual criminal responsibility
Attempt
Preparation
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