Bahrain’s Military Public Prosecutor has imposed a media gag order, with immediate effect, on news coverage of ongoing investigation, under the State of National Safety. Military Public Prosecutor Colonel Yusuf Rashid Fleifal issued decision 5 for 2011 banning any publications in this regard, in line with the Royal Decree 18 for 2011 proclaiming the State of National Safety.
The gag order prohibits any publishing, through print, audio, video and online media, based on the requirements of discretion and commitment to the principle of confidential investigation.