At the time , the state-run Bahrain News Agency reported that the state Information Affairs Authority had `` instigated legal proceedings '' against the daily newspaper following the firings . Ex - editor Al - Sabah : ` ` I have been subjected to a smear and unfair media coverage '' He and two other former editors will go to the public prosecutor 's office ' . Al - Wasat is accused of ` ` deliberate news manipulation '' during Bahrain 's protests . The government has tried to crack down on protests .
Ex - editor Al - Sabah : ` ` I have been subjected to a smear and unfair media coverage '' He and two other former editors will go to the public prosecutor 's office ' . Al - Wasat is accused of ` ` deliberate news manipulation '' during Bahrain 's protests . The government has tried to crack down on protests .