A Saudi American retiree was arrested on a visit to Saudi Arabia in 2021 over social media posts, and now faces pressure to renounce his U.S. citizenship, his son says.

Saad Ibrahim Almadi, a dual US-Saudi national, is banned from exiting the kingdom unless he renounces his US citizenship, his son says

A 74-year-old man was arrested and banned from returning home to the US for a series of tweets criticizing Saudi Arabia ahead of his visit in 2021.

Washington: Saudi Arabia has reportedly forced a Florida retiree to attempt to renounce his American citizenship after imprisoning him over social media posts critical of the kingdom’s crown prince. This information comes from the retiree’s son.