Wijziging van het Wetboek van Strafrecht in verband met de aanpassing van de regeling van de vervolgingsverjaring

This Dutch bill amends the Criminal Code (Wetboek van Strafrecht) to adjust the rules on prosecution limitation periods, the deadlines after which the state can no longer bring criminal charges for an offence. Such rules balance the need to punish offences against legal certainty and the difficulty of gathering evidence after many years. Based on the title alone, the bill changes how these deadlines are set or applied; the specific changes are not described in the metadata. The rules would apply to suspects, victims, and prosecutors in criminal cases in the Netherlands. Those with cases affected by the revised deadlines could see prosecution become possible or no longer possible, depending on the final content. This summary is based on metadata only, not the full legislative text.