Aoun said Hariri was living in mysterious circumstances in Riyadh, which had reached the degree of restricting (his) freedom and Riyadh had imposed"conditions on his residency and on contact with him even by members of his family, Lebanon's presidency said in a statement on Sunday.
He added that this threw doubt over anything that Hariri has said, or will say, and emphasized that the premiers statements could not be considered as an expression of his full free will.
Hariri announced his resignation on November 4, citing several reasons, including the security situation in Lebanon, for his sudden decision. He also said that he realized a plot being hatched against his life.
Hariri also accused Iran and the Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, of meddling in the Arab countries affairs; an allegation the two have rejected.
The Lebanese prime minister announced his resignation following his visitto Saudi Arabia.
In a meeting with foreign ambassadors in Beirut, the Lebanese president said Hariri hadbeen kidnapped and must have immunity, a senior unnamed Lebanese official told Reuters on Saturday.
PressTV-Aoun says PM Hariri has been kidnapped
Aoun made the remarks in a meeting with foreign ambassadors in the capital Beirut, a senior Lebanese official says.
Aoun has alsocalled on Riyadh to clarify why Hariri has not returned home since announcing his resignation in the kingdom last week.
Hariri is expected to give a televised interview later on Sunday.
Iran said Hariris resignation and rehashing of the unfounded and baseless allegations regularly leveled by Zionists, Saudis and the US were another scenario aimed at creating new tensions in Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East.
PressTV-Hariri resignation, US-Saudi-Zionist plot: Iran
Iran says Saad Hariris resignation is a US-Saudi-Zionist plot to heighten tensions in Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East.
Many authorities in Lebanon have insisted on the return of Hariri from Saudi Arabia. Several sources believe that Saudi Arabia is holding Hariri against his will, a claim the kingdom has rejected.
Secretary general of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah said on Friday that Saudi authorities had clearly and openly declared war on Lebanon by holding Hariri hostage in the oil-rich kingdom and forcing him to quit his post.
Hariri is a prisoner in Saudi Arabia, and cannot return to his own country. Saudi Arabia is seeking to impose its will on the Lebanese government. It is trying to sow the seeds of discord among various political factions here and pit them against each other, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallahadded.
He emphasized that Saudi Arabia wantedto destroy Lebanon under the pretext of combating Hezbollah, noting that Riyadh "was the main architectof Israels war on Lebanon in the summer of 2006.
PressTV-Saudi in open war on Lebanon with Hariri arrest
The Hezbollah chief says Saudi Arabia has openly declared a war on Lebanon by keeping Prime Minister Saad Hariri under house arrest.
