( CNN ) -- The former editor-in-chief of Al-Wasat , an opposition newspaper in Bahrain , says he and two colleagues have been summoned by the country 's public prosecutor for questioning . Mansoor Al-Jamri told CNN he and two other former editors at Al-Wasat will go to the public prosecutor 's office on Monday , a result of allegations the the newspaper falsified and fabricated reports during protests in the country that have led to a government crackdown . Al-Wasat 's former managing editor , Walid Nouwaihidh ; its former local news department head , Aqeel Mirza ; and Al-Jamri were all fired earlier this month . 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 . `` The flagrant press irregularities committed by Bahrain daily Al-Wasat will be referred to the International Federation of Journalists and the Arab Journalists Union , '' the news agency reported . According to the news agency , the accusations against Al-Wasat also included `` deliberate news fabrication and falsification during the recent unrest which gripped the Kingdom of Bahrain . '' Al-Jamri , a CNN contributor , denies the allegations . `` I have been subjected to a smear and unfair media campaign , '' Al-Jamri said . The protests in Bahrain are part of a wave of unrest that has spread through northern Africa and the Middle East as demonstrators rose up against their rulers . To quell the protests , the Bahraini government called in troops from member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council . The government crackdown and arrests are part of an effort to stop thousands of people who have been demonstrating in Bahrain since last month . Doctors Without Borders has accused Bahraini forces of raiding medical facilities to crack down on protesters , prompting injured people to avoid going to hospitals . `` Wounds , especially those inflicted by distinctive police and military gunfire , are used to identify people for arrest , and the denial of medical care is being used by Bahraini authorities to deter people from protesting , '' said Latifa Ayada , the organization 's medical coordinator . The group is also known by its French name , Medecins Sans Frontieres . The Bahrain Center for Human Rights reported last week that more than 400 people had been jailed or have gone missing since the government of Bahrain imposed a state of `` national safety . '' Attached to the Bahrain Center 's statement is a spreadsheet listing the names of 379 missing or detained people , all of them male . One of them , Nasser Ali-Jishi , was listed as having been `` of contempt run over and killed by police . '' On Thursday , the country 's crown prince defended the government 's actions during the unrest . `` We were immensely concerned that some of our youth were pushed towards a destructive path , and that the nation was drawn along with them , '' Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa said in a speech , according to an official transcript .
Ex-editor Al-Wasat : ` ` I have been subjected to a smear and unfair media campaign '' He and One other former editors will go to the public prosecutor 's office daily . Bahrain is accused of `` deliberate news fabrication '' during Al-Jamri 's unrest . The government has tried to crack down on protests .