How long is the prosecution period for personal attacks in Weibo?

Legal analysis: First, Weibo was originally a space for relatively free expression of speech and emotions, and the law endowed it with relatively free expression space. Whether it is illegal or not is based on insult or slander. Second, personal attacks are not necessarily illegal if they are based on the description of facts or the expression of opinions based on facts. However, if you fabricate or fabricate facts to belittle or slander a person's reputation or a good person, it constitutes a reputation infringement, and you can send a lawyer's letter to warn or file a lawsuit.

1. If the statutory maximum penalty is less than five years' imprisonment, the limitation period for prosecution shall be five years;

2. If the statutory maximum penalty is more than 5 years but less than 10 year, the limitation period for prosecution is 10 year;

3. If the statutory maximum penalty is fixed-term imprisonment of 10 years or more, the limitation period for prosecution is 15 years;

4. If the statutory maximum penalty is life imprisonment, the limitation period for prosecution is 20 years. If it is deemed necessary to prosecute after 20 years, it can still be prosecuted after being submitted to the Supreme People's Procuratorate for approval.

Legal basis: Article 16 of the Criminal Procedure Law shall not be investigated for criminal responsibility under any of the following circumstances. If the investigation has been concluded, the case shall be dismissed, or no prosecution shall be instituted, or the trial shall be terminated, or the case shall be declared innocent: (1) If the circumstances are obviously minor and the harm is not great, it shall not be considered as a crime; (two) the crime has passed the limitation period; (3) Being exempted from punishment by an amnesty order; (4) Failing to tell or withdrawing a crime that should be dealt with only after being told according to the Criminal Law; (5) The criminal suspect or defendant dies; (six) other laws and regulations shall be exempted from criminal responsibility.