Politicians being above the law is not an aspect of a healthy civil society. Throwing politicians into courts and prison after due legal process for crimes the

Politicians being above the law is not an aspect of a healthy civil society. Throwing politicians into courts and prison after due legal process for crimes they actually commit is an aspect of a healthy civil society. If your judicial system is so corrupt that every accusation against a politician is a ruse manufactured by their enemies and no fair trial is possible, then you don't have a healthy civil society either way.