الشروع في الجرائم الإلكترونية : قراءة في التشريع القطري و المصري

Abstract EN

Attempt is the incomplete crime in which one of the complementary elements of the crime (the criminal outcome) is missing.

The scope of attempt is limited to intentional crimes only, and not others, and accordingly, unintentional crimes, dangerous crimes that are punishable once the act is committed, and negative crimes are excluded from its scope.

When applying the general rules to the crimes mentioned in the Qatari Cyber Crime Law, it becomes clear that the attempted crimes punishable by law are: The felony of forgery of electronic documents, and electronic fraud, as stated by the legislator.

It is worth noting in this context that it is not conceivable in all felonies, as the felony of infringing on the information systems of the state is not conceivable for attempting, as it is one of the dangerous crimes that we have previously made clear that it falls outside the scope of attempt.

Accordingly, the legislator shall punish anyone who attempts commit these crimes with imprisonment for a period not exceeding half the maximum penalty prescribed, while the person who commits the crime may be punished with a fine only without imprisonment, according to the authority of the judge to individualize punishment