An attempt is to begin executing one of the acts which appear to lead to the commission of a felony or a misdemeanour. If the perpetrator could not complete the acts needed to commit such felony or misdemeanour for reasons beyond his / her will, and unless the law provides otherwise, he / she shall be punished according to the following: 1. Life or temporary imprisonment with hard labour ranging between seven to twenty years if the attempted crime penalty is death, and at least five years of said penalty if the original penalty is life imprisonment with hard labour or life detention. 2. Any other original temporary penalty has to be reduced from one half to two thirds. Article (69) The mere intention to commit a crime or the preparations to do so are not considered an attempt. Whoever attempts to carry out an act and willingly stops short from carrying out the criminal acts, he/she shall only be punished for the act or acts committed, which by itself constitute a crime. Article (70) If all the acts needed to complete the crime were taken but for reasons, independent from the perpetrator intent, the deliberate crime did not materialize, he/she shall be punished as follows: 1. Life or temporary imprisonment with hard labor from ten to twenty years if the attempted felony is punishable by death penalty. Seven to twenty years of the same penalty if the original penalty is life imprisonment with hard labor or life detention. 2. Any other penalty has to be reduced by one third to one half. Article (71) 1. An attempt to commit a misdemeanor is not punishable unless in the instances explicitly stipulated by the law. 2. If the law provides for a penalty for the attempt to commit a misdemeanor, the penalty shall not exceed half of the maximum penalty prescribed for the crime, unless the law provides otherwise. (2) Multiplicity of penalties Article (72) 1. If a number of felonies or misdemeanors are committed, the judgment has to include a penalty for each crime and only the greatest penalty shall be imposed. 2. It is allowable to combine the penalties in a way that the total number of the temporary penalties only exceed the maximum penalty prescribed for the severest crime by one-half. 3. If there is no decision to combine the penalties the issue has to be referred to the competent court. 4. The exasperating Penalties must be combined. (3) Publicity Article (73) The following are considered as means of publicity: