Bahrain has blocked several Web sites for violating a reporting ban in the case of a government adviser who was deported after alleging election irregularities.
Authorities imposed a ban on publishing information about the case of the adviser, British citizen Salah al-Bander, who was sacked and deported to Britain in September for what a minister said was an attempt to foment civil strife in the Gulf state.
The case, known as Bandergate, initially made headlines in the country, which is due to hold parliamentary and municipal elections on November 25. Officials say the reporting ban was imposed to ensure an impartial investigation.
"The information ministry has decided to close a number of Bahraini and foreign Web sites ... These sites transgressed a legal decision prohibiting the discussion of the case of the accused Salah al-Bander," Hassan Oun, director of press and publications at the ministry, said in a statement.
"The information ministry will refer the owners of these sites to the judges for not co-operating and complying with the law," said the statement obtained by Reuters on Tuesday.
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