No Court shall entertain any action whatsoever or take any decision or make any order or grant any remedy or relief whatsoever, in any proceeding instituted against-

(a) the Republic; or

(b) the National Redemption Council or the Executive Council; or

(c) any person acting under the authority of either such Council on or after the commencement of this Decree; or

(d) any member of the Armed Forces or the Police Service; or

(e) any person acting under the authority of the Commander-in-Chief or the Inspector-General of Police or in the course of his military or police duties on or after the commencement of this Decree; or

(f) any person or persons acting in concert or individually to assist or bring about the change in government which took place on the 13th day of January, 1972,

in respect of any act or omission in connection with or consequent upon-

(i) the overthrow of the government in power before the establishment of the National Redemption Council, or

(ii) the suspension of the Constitution which was in force immediately before the establishment of the said Council; or

(iii) the establishment of the National Redemption Council or the Executive Council; or

(iv) the arrest, detention, or disposal of the property of Ministers, Ministerial Secretaries and party activists of the government in power before the establishment of the National Redemption Council.