Embattled Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong has had restrictions placed on him regarding receiving confidential council information. He will not be permitted to attend non-public workshops. The moves came after he had repeatedly shared confidential material with media. Dunedin City Council chief executive Sandy Graham sent an email to Cr Ong this afternoon outlining steps the council would take to manage the situation. "I am doing so as a necessary step to prevent further unauthorised release of such information," she said. Cr Ong then forwarded the email on to media. Ms Graham had earlier in the day requested an urgent meeting with Cr Ong. "I want to discuss with you whether you are prepared to comply with requests to maintain confidentiality when you are clearly asked to," she said. Cr Ong also forwarded this email to media. He told media the restriction about confidential information was no big surprise. He saw it as a continuation of "false attacks" against him.…