Court order: Don’t use force

A Thai court ordered the government February 19 not to use force against peaceful protests, as demonstrators vowed to intensify efforts to unseat the premier a day after street clashes left 5 dead and dozens wounded. This week’s spike in violence has punctured hopes of an easing of a months-long political standoff in which 16 people have been killed on both sides and hundreds injured in gunfire and grenade blasts. The ruling by the Civil Court restricting the use of force could complicate Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s handling of the rallies, although her government had already pledged to avoid using violence against the demonstrators.

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