The President has promulgated the ‘July Mass Uprising Protection and Liability Determination Ordinance 2026’, providing that participants in the mass uprising will not be subjected to legal action, with the aim of establishing a democratic and humane system and upholding the rule of law following the downfall of a fascist government.
The gazette notification of the ordinance was issued late Sunday night (January 25) by the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Law Ministry.
Under the ordinance, participants in the July uprising have been granted immunity from liability for actions carried out with the objective of political resistance during the movement.
Earlier, the draft of the ordinance was approved at a meeting of the Advisory Council on January 15.
The ordinance states that students and members of the public took part in a comprehensive mass uprising in July and August 2024 with the aim of establishing democracy, human rights and the rule of law by overthrowing a fascist ruler, which was later recognised as the July Mass Uprising.
It says that during the uprising, it became inevitable to take necessary measures, including self-defence, to resist indiscriminate killings and armed attacks carried out under the directives of the fascist government, and to restore and ensure public order.
The ordinance further states that participants in the resistance and in the process of restoring and ensuring public order require protection under Article 46 of the Constitution, and in this context, the ordinance has been promulgated.
According to the ordinance, all civil or criminal cases, complaints or proceedings filed against participants of the July Mass Uprising over their involvement in the movement will be withdrawn in accordance with the law. No new civil or criminal case, complaint or proceeding may be legally filed against uprising participants on these grounds.