Updated: Time Limit for Prosecuting Homicide in Hungary to Be Abolished
- 17 Dec 2024 6:39 PM
- Hungary Around the Clock

It said the public is justifiably shocked by the legal situation prevailing in the matter of Tamas Till, an 11-year-old boy who disappeared around Baja, southern Hungary in May of 2000.
He was reported as missing but police found his remains last June, buried in an outbuilding of a farm.
Under existing law, the perpetrator cannot be prosecuted, as he was a minor at the time and the deadline for prosecuting the killer has passed.
The killer, recently identified, was 16 years old at the time. Charges could not be filed against him because the 15-year deadline for prosecuting crimes committed by minors had passed.
The Fidesz caucus said the unusual and unacceptable situation requires an immediate response as it goes against the moral standards of all people of good conscience.
Parliament tightens criminal code's statute of limitations rules
Parliament on Tuesday voted unanimously to tighten the criminal code's rules on the statute of limitations.
In line with the amendment approved with 190 votes in favour, zero tolerance will apply regardless of the age of the perpetrator, and the statute of limitations will be eliminated in cases of serious crimes punishable by life imprisonment.
Current regulations stipulate that the maximum prison sentence for perpetrators aged under 16 is 10 years, and for perpetrators aged between 16 and 18 years it is 15 years. Additionally, there is currently a statute of limitations in force in such cases, and the crimes lapse after 10 years or 15 years, respectively.
In line with the amendment approved by parliament, a statute of limitations will be applicable only in the case of crimes punishable by over 10 and 15 years in prison.
The new regulations will enter into force on January 1.
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