If you think about it, it's also kinda weird, I mean
"OMG, da leader"
yeah? but you are fine with America or whoever murdering thousands and thousands of reguler people.
That's okay, but don't touch da leader. Don't murder our Shitler, no, no, no. Don't get rid of that gay unelected president in Ukraine. But everyone else is fine.
Anyway, "da lead(er) actor" was obviously freed otherwise why take the wife with him. Makes no sense.