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Philippines to extend statute of limitations to 20 years for corruption violations

( July 7, 2016, 07:40 GMT | Insight) -- A bill in the Philippines to extend to 20 years the prescriptive period — or statute of limitations — for violations of the Anti-Graft and Corruption Practices Act has passed its third and final reading and is now an enrolled bill supported by the Department of Justice, Business World Online reports.A bill in the Philippines to extend to 20 years the prescriptive period — or statute of limitations — for violations of the Anti-Graft and Corruption Practices Act has passed its third and final reading and is now an enrolled bill supported by the Department of Justice, Business World Online reports. The current prescriptive period is 15 years. Senator Aquilino Pimental III, who sponsored the bill, said the change would give prosecutors a more generous timeframe to build and investigate graft and corruption cases. ...

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