The U.S. State Department has confirmed that a United States citizen is being detained Saudi Arabia after a report revealed that he has allegedly been tortured while in captivity. In a statement on Sunday, a Department of State spokesperson said that allegations of the mistreatment of Dr. Walid Fitaihi are being taken "extremely seriously." "We can confirm that U.S. citizen Walid Fitaihi is detained in Saudi Arabia, we are providing him consular services, and we have raised his case with the Government of Saudi Arabia," the statement reads. He returned to Saudi Arabia in 2006 to help found a hospital there built by his family, and while there, built a career as a prominent motivational speaker on television. "How can someone like Dr Walid Fitaihi be arrested and what are the justifications for it?"

Source: Fox News March 04, 2019 01:18 UTC