The Civil Court has thrown out a petition seeking to stop police from firing rubber bullets at protesters.
The petition was filed jointly by a reporter and a photographer, Thanapong Kerngaiboon who reports for Plus Seven news and photographer Charnnarong Ua-udomchote with The Matter. In filing the petition, they sought a court order to suspend the police's use of rubber bullets as tactic for containing protesters.
The two claimed they were injured by the bullets, further alleging police fired at protesters without warning during a rally on July 18 in Bangkok. The two men were covering the protest.
The petition was filed with the court last Friday and asked for an injunction to temporarily bar police from shooting rubber bullets during protests, pending the court's deliberation of the case.
The petitioners also demanded compensation from the Royal Thai Police for injuries caused by rubber bullets fired at them.
