The Attorney General has been asked to investigate online blog posts and comments in relation to the arrest of former Assembly candidate Maggie Hutton.
Ms Hutton, who was once employed as a constituency worker for the Ulster Unionist Party, was among six people arrested last week as part of a police crackdown on loyalists in east Belfast.
She was charged with supply of a class A drug following raids by the PSNI's Paramilitary Crime Task Force and is due to appear in Belfast Magistrates Court on April 18, along with five men aged between 24 and 40.
Two of the men, aged 32 and 40, were charged with possession and supply of a Class A drug.
Two other men, both aged 24, were charged supply of a Class A drug and possession of a class B drug.
The specialist police team arrested Ms Hutton last Friday as a part of an operation during which seven searches were carried out at properties across north and east Belfast, Newtownards and Newtownabbey.
The 46-year-old was employed by the UUP for 13-years and was an assistant to ex-UUP leader Reg Empey.
She also worked former former MLA Michael Copeland and was working as a personal assistant to east Belfast MLA Andy Allen when she announced she intended to run against the party in the 2017 Assembly elections.
Ms Hutton has said she intends to strenuously deny the charges and confirmed that the Attorney General John Larkin has been contacted this week on her behalf to express concern at the some of the online commentary linked to her arrest.
Correspondence to Mr Larkin claims some of the comments and blog posts are "entirely prejudices the live case" urging him to act against those responsible in the "interests of protecting the integrity" of the justice system.
A preliminary report, released last year by retired judge Sir John Gillen, recommends new legislation to deal with the abuse of social media during live cases.
A spokesperson for the office of the Attorney General's office said they did not wish to comment on the matter.
