limitations on murder was abolished by a change in law on 1 July 2014, causing any murders committed after 1 July 1989 to have no statute of limitations. This led to the national police force implementing a new investigation group for old cases called the "Cold Case" group. The law was also changed to let cases involving domestic violence, forced marriage, human trafficking and genital mutilation to count from the day the defendant turns 18 years old. Cases where the statute of limitations has already passed can not be extended due to the constitution preventing it. Philippines In the Philippines, the Revised Penal Code has different limitation periods, based on the penalty of the crime: Reclusión perpetua or reclusión temporal (imprisonment of 12 years and 1 day to 40 years): 20 years Other afflictive penalties (imprisonment of 6 years and 1 day to 12 years): 15 years Correctional penalties: 10 years, except: Arresto mayor (imprisonment of 1 month and 1 day to 6 months): 5 years Libel and other similar offenses: 1 year Oral defamation and slander: 6 months Light penalties (imprisonment of 1 day to 30 days): 2 months Other special laws have their own limitation periods. For crimes punished under the Revised Penal Code, the limitation period won't run if the offender is outside the Philippines, while for those punished under other laws, it does. Municipal ordinances have a limitation period of 2 months. South Korea In July 2015, the National Assembly abolished a 25-year limit on first degree murder; it had previously been extended from 15 to 25 years in December 2007. Turkey Turkish Code of Obligations sets the general limitation period to ten years, which applies where the law does not provide a specific limitation period. There is no statute of limitations for sexual offenses committed against minors, however, under both the Turkish Penal Code (article 99) and Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 2827). United Kingdom Unlike many countries, the United Kingdom has no statute of limitations for criminal offences above summary offences (offences tried exclusively in the magistrates’ court). In these cases, criminal proceedings must be brought within six months according to the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980. To obtain a conviction in "some road traffic offences" (i.e., speeding) the driver must be notified, within 14 days of the offence, of the intention to prosecute them according to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988. For civil