Article 88 of the Criminal Law: If a people's procuratorate, public security organ or state security organ files a case for investigation or the people's court accepts a case, it is not limited by the time limit for prosecution.
If the victim files a complaint within the time limit for prosecution, the people's court, the people's procuratorate or the public security organ shall file a case but not file it, and it is not limited by the time limit for prosecution.