Supreme Court allows accomplice liability for robbery despite statute of limitations expiry on principal charge.

The Supreme Court of Finland allowed the prosecution to proceed with charges of accomplice liability for robbery against the defendant, even though the statute of limitations had expired for the principal offense. The defendant argued that the limitation period barred all criminal proceedings, but the court distinguished between the principal crime and the accessory liability. Consequently, the court ruled that the limitation period for accomplice liability does not run concurrently with that of the principal offender, permitting the conviction to stand.