Jesus was accused before Pilate, the Roman governor.

Luke 23:1-5

23 Then the whole group got up and took Jesus to Pilate, the Roman governor. 2 They began to accuse Jesus, saying, “We (exc) have determined that this fellow has caused political trouble in our country. He has been telling people that they should not pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY]. Also, he says that he is the Messiah, a king!” 3 Pilate asked him, “Do you (sg) claim that you are the King of the Jews?” He replied, “It is as you have just now said.” 4 Pilate said to the chief priests and the rest of the crowd, “I do not conclude that this man is guilty of any crime.” 5 But they kept insisting, “He is inciting the people to riot! He has been teaching his ideas throughout all of Judea district. He started doing it in Galilee district and now he is doing it here!”