Lebanon believes Saad Hariri is being held in Saudi Arabia, from where he resigned as Lebanese prime minister, two top government officials in Beirut said, according to Reuters.

“A third source, a senior politician close to Saudi-allied Hariri, said Saudi Arabia had ordered him to resign and put him under house arrest,” the agency added, “A fourth source familiar with the situation said Saudi Arabia was controlling and limiting his movement.”

“In a televised statement indicating deep concern at Hariri’s situation, his Future Movement political party said his return home was necessary to uphold the Lebanese system, describing him as prime minister and a national leader.”

Hariri announced on Saturday from Riyadh his resignation as a premier in a televised address in which he appeared very tense while reading a text most probably written by a Saudi official, which raised prolific questions about the reasons behind his step.

It is worth noting that Hariri was carrying out regularly his scheduled tasks before he was summoned by the Saudi officials to urgently move to Riyadh where he shockingly announced his resignation.

Source: Reuters