A Thai court ordered the government on Wednesday not to use force against protesters who are seeking the prime minister’s resignation, a day after violent clashes between riot police and demonstrators left five people dead.

The Civil Court ruled that some orders issued by the prime minister and a special security command center under an emergency decree were illegal because they would violate the protesters’ constitutional rights.

The prohibited orders included bans on gatherings of five or more people and the use of certain roads by the demonstrators. The court also prohibited the government from using force to crack down on the protesters.

The court, however, rejected a protester’s request that it revoke the state of emergency, saying it was within the executive branch’s power to enforce such a law.

On Wednesday, thousands of protesters surrounded the prime minister’s temporary office in Bangkok’s northern outskirts to demand her resignation.