L’omicidio non dovrebbe più essere soggetto allo statuto delle limitazioni in Svizzera | REUPLACARE con il titolo corretto

Thanks to the two users in the first post correcting me:

>>”No longer time-barred” should be rather “no longer faces a statute of limitation.”

>__Murder Should No Longer Be Subject to Statute of Limitations in Switzerland__

>Murders committed after January 1, 1995, should no longer be subject to a statute of limitations in Switzerland. The Legal Affairs Committee of the Council of States (RK-S) has decided, by a vote of 5 to 4, to submit a controversial draft to its chamber for anchoring the non-applicability of the statute of limitations for murder in the Swiss Criminal Code, as it announced on Tuesday.

>The proposal originates from a cantonal initiative by St. Gallen. A consultation process on the matter was conducted in the first half of 2024, during which the idea of making murder exempt from the statute of limitations was largely rejected. Nevertheless, the RK-S is sticking to the proposal. The debate in the Council of States is expected to take place in spring 2025.

>The controversial discussions within the committee have primarily revolved around two key issues: the interest of victims’ relatives in ensuring that crimes are investigated and punished, even decades after they were committed, and the role of statutes of limitations in restoring legal peace. The committee stated that the proposed change would not apply retroactively to crimes committed before 1995.

>For now, the committee has put aside a motion that sought to extend the non-applicability of statutes of limitations to sexual abuse of minors. It wants to examine the issue in greater depth and is awaiting a statement from the Federal Council.

>The canton of St. Gallen had called for “no statutes of limitations for the most serious criminals,” arguing that modern forensic technologies such as DNA analysis make it possible to identify perpetrators long after a crime has been committed. Currently, offenses punishable by life imprisonment in Switzerland have a statute of limitations of 30 years.

>In the legislative chambers, support for the initiative was narrow. The Council of States initially rejected the St. Gallen initiative, but the National Council later approved it by a vote of 90 to 89, with 10 abstentions. In a second attempt in December 2021, the Council of States ultimately endorsed the initiative by a vote of 21 to 20. (sda)

Further informations:

>What many people don’t realise: The statute of limitations not only means that an offender can no longer be punished, but also that the authorities can no longer investigate – even if new evidence emerges.

https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/aufklaerung-von-mordfaellen-verjaehrung-ist-fuer-die-angehoerigen-ein-desaster