Potential prosecution freed Serbia and the region from Milosevic, and it was the catalyst for Colonel Gaddafi's demise in Libya.
It is a tactic which can probably be tried only once and the chances of persuading Robert Mugabe to relinquish power in Zimbabwe on the promise of a prosecution-free exile are slim to non-existent.
What this means, of course, is a "prosecution-free zone" for the largest banks, as U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore).
This would save prosecution costs, free up cells and help to clear court backlogs.
The arrest of the CEO of Backpage, an adult classifieds website, has drawn criticism from sex workers and first amendment advocates who argue that the prosecution violates free speech protections and could do more harm than good.
Startups included Hollerr, the wearable technology and mobile app that records incidents of street harassment and geo-tags for easier prosecution, and Free Feet, a laser device attached to the side of a shoe, designed to help reduce gait freezing for Parkinson's sufferers.
Here are 20 other cases where officers have escaped prosecution and walked free. .
It would also be likely to lend scope to ill-conceived prosecutions jeopardising ordinary free speech rights, such as the notorious Twitter Joke Trial.
He said McNamee tailored his story to fit what the government wanted, so he would be "home free" from prosecution.
But if the paintings and drawings no longer existed, Radu Dogaru, her son, could be free from prosecution, she reasoned.
He wanted assurances from the court that anybody who helped him end his life would be free from prosecution.
