Balgarianovinite.com The government has okayed draft amendments to the Criminal Code introducing harsher penalties for offences committed against minors and underage persons. The amendments also extend the limitation periods for prosecuting perpetrators of this category of offences, the Council of Ministers said in a press release on Tuesday, covering the cabinet’s weekly meeting.
Under the changes, the limitation period will begin to run not from the time the offence was committed, but from the date on which the victim reaches the age of 18. The amendment will prevent perpetrators from evading criminal liability. It provides assurances that children who are victims of offences listed in Chapters Two and Four of the Special Part of the Criminal Code (offences against the person and against marriage, youth and the family) will have a sufficiently long period, including after attaining majority, in which personally to notify the competent authorities of the offence committed.
A qualified offence is also being introduced for sexual crimes committed against persons under the age of 10. This constitutes a clear signal of zero tolerance towards violence against the youngest and most vulnerable members of society, with penalties for such offences being increased substantially and, for certain offences, now providing for up to 20 years’ imprisonment. Harsher Penalties Proposed for Crimes Against Children 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-17 16:25:34 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law