February 25, 2021 10:01:42 am
Israel’s Haifa magistrate court on Monday placed a seven-day gag order on the investigation into the source of a huge oil leak that caused Israel’s entire Mediterranean shoreline to be polluted with tar. The order prohibits publishing any details that may identify suspects, vessels, relevant ports, cargo and shipping lines.
The court order was passed at the request of Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry, which is probing the spill. According to the Environmental Protection Ministry, the request was made because “the investigation conducted by the National Marine Environment Protection Division and the Green Police has complex international aspects.”