In some cases the political leader was acquitted...in other cases they were found guilty
https://www.yahoo.com/news/7-other-democracies-indicted-leaders-185236630.html
Here Are 7 Other Democracies That Have Indicted Their Leaders
Tara Law
Fri, March 31, 2023 at 2:52 PM EDT·3 min read
As news spread that
former President Donald Trump had been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, making him the first former U.S. President to be charged with a crime, his spokesperson, Liz Harrington
likened the situation to a “banana republic.” His son, Donald Trump Jr.,
declared the case “Communist-level sh*t. This is stuff that would make Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot blush.” The former President is expected to be arraigned on Tuesday.
But a government that is accountable to the rule of law, and not subject to the whims of a king or a dictator, is considered one of the key tenets of democracy—and, many experts say, it is essential for leaders to be held accountable like anyone else. In fact, many countries that are considered free and highly functional democracies have prosecuted their leaders.
“Indicting Trump thus is essential to send a message to all: No one, not even a former president, is above the law,” said Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of University of California Berkeley School of Law, in an interview with
Berkeley News.
France - 2014
South Korea - 2017
Israel - 2019
Italy - 2012
Taiwan - 2010
Germany - 2014
Portugal - 2021