1. Corruption and bribery cases;
2. Criminal suspects who seriously endanger national security and terrorist activities are abroad;
3. If the defendant is unable to appear in court due to serious illness or the defendant dies, the trial can generally be conducted in absentia.
How long is the statute of limitations for criminal cases?
The statute of limitations for prosecution in criminal cases should be judged based on the specific circumstances:
1. If the statutory maximum penalty is less than five years of fixed-term imprisonment, five years have passed;
2. If the statutory maximum penalty is fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years, ten years have passed;
3. If the statutory maximum penalty is fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years, fifteen years have passed;
4 , the statutory maximum penalty is life imprisonment or death, after twenty years.
Legal basis: Article 291 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China.
For corruption and bribery criminal cases, as well as criminal cases that seriously endanger national security and terrorist activities approved by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, if the criminal suspects or defendants are overseas and the supervisory authorities and public security organs transfer them for prosecution, the People’s Procuratorate believes that If the facts of the crime have been ascertained and the evidence is reliable and sufficient, and criminal liability should be investigated in accordance with the law, a public prosecution may be filed in the People's Court. After review, if the criminal facts alleged in the indictment are clear and meet the applicable conditions for trial in absentia procedures, the People's Court shall decide to hold a trial.