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Murders should not be subject to statutes of limitation, Justice Minister Tejc says

From iDNES · () Czech

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  • Czech Justice Minister Jeroným Tejc and six coalition lawmakers are advocating that murder offenses should not expire under statutes of limitation.
  • Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is among the lawmakers supporting the proposal.
  • Senators led by Deputy Senate Speaker Jitka Seitlová are pursuing a parallel initiative.

Murder offenses should not become time-barred, Czech Justice Minister Jeroným Tejc said during a discussion in the Senate.

Tejc is promoting the change with six other lawmakers from the governing coalition, including Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. At the same time, a group of senators is pursuing a parallel effort.

The senators are led by Jitka Seitlová, deputy speaker of the upper house and a member of the KDU-ČSL club.

Murders should not be subject to statutes of limitation.

— Jeroným TejcThe justice minister stated his position during a Senate discussion.
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