根据《刑事诉讼法》第 18 条，起诉腐败罪行的权利自犯罪实施之时起 20 年后 丧失。只要提出了指控，如果被告从相关法域逃走，时效期则会中断。
Under section 18 of the CPA, the right to institute a prosecution for corruption lapses after a period of 20 years from the time when the offence was committed. So long as charges have been brought, the defendant’s flight from the jurisdiction will interrupt the limitations period.