1A prosecutor may prolong the period of investigations up to three months. For the Special Prosecution Office, this time limit is up to six months.
2Further prolongations, each of them not more than three months, may be done by the prosecutor in case of complex investigations or when it is objectively impossible to terminate them within the prolonged period. The period for the preliminary investigations may not exceed two years. Beyond the period of two years, for organized crime and for crimes that are adjudicated by a judicial panel, the term of the investigations may be prolonged only with the approval of the Prosecutor General or Chief of Special Prosecution Office, up to one year, not more than three months for every prolongation, without prejudice to the time limits of the precautionary detention in prison.
3The decision to prolong the time limits of investigations shall be notified to the defendant and to the victim.
4Evidence taken after the expiry of the time limit, cannot be used.
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