The king is inviolable. This means that he cannot be held accountable for his actions by any state organ. This also applies to his actions as a private person. However, he can be prosecuted under civil law, for example, if he is to pay compensation. In such a case, the king is represented by an authorised representative. He must comply with criminal law, but he cannot be prosecuted (with one exception: by the International Criminal Court). The ministers then assume no criminal responsibility, but a political one. When it comes to very serious crimes, there can be calls for ministers to try to have the king declared incapacitated.B. P. Vermeulen et al.: De Koning in het Nederlandse staatsrecht. Ars Aequi Libri: Nijmegen, 2005, S. 75/76.
