The interim government on Thursday approved the draft of the 'July Mass Uprising Protection and Liability Determination Ordinance 2026' granting indemnity to the participants in the 2024 July Uprising.
The Council of Advisers gave the approval at its weekly meeting at the Chief Adviser's Office with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in the chair.
The ordinance would be promulgated as law through a gazette notification within the next five to seven days, said Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul while briefing the media at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital.
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam and Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder were also present at the briefing.
The key objective of the ordinance is to grant immunity to July mass uprising participants from activities carried out with the purpose of political resistance during the uprising in July and August 2024, said the Law Adviser.
The ordinance means activities carried out with the objective of restoring democratic governance through the fall of the fascist government.
Participants involved in such activities during July and August in 2024 will be exempted from criminal responsibility, he added.