BEIRUT — Arab Tawhid Party leader and former minister Wiam Wahhab denied on Tuesday reports claiming that he was arrested in Germany, adding that he is not even in Europe.

On Monday night, local media outlets and social media accounts reported citing Syrian opposition sources that the German police arrested Wahhab in Germany. Many of those who initially shared the news on X deleted their posts, likely after Wahhab denied the reports.

Syrian Journalist Abduljalil Alsaeid, who has more than 290,000 followers on X, claimed on Monday night that Wahhab was arrested in the German city of Cologne.

Following a thorough research, L'Orient Today could not find any report about Wahhab's arrest in foreign media.

 "The German federal police is now questioning Lebanese minister ... Wiam Wahhab after he fled Lebanon over the past two days," Alsaeid, who did not delete any of his posts, wrote on X.

The journalist claimed that Syrian lawyers filed a complaint with the German authorities against him on charges of "inciting violence, promoting Hezbollah and participating in the killing of the Syrian people," after they learned of his presence in Germany during a media appearance with journalist Tony Khalife.

Al Mashhad Media, a multi-media news platform led by Khalife, interviewed Wahhab while he was in Cologne. The interview was posted on social media on Monday night.

On Tuesday morning, Wahhab responded to the reports: "Guys, you woke me up ... You haven't realized yet that the Syrian opposition is living a lie. I'm fine. Let me get some sleep."

In another post twenty minutes later, he claimed that he was not even in Europe. "I wonder how people still believe these people," he added referring to the Syrian sources. It remains unclear whether Wahhab meant that he returned from Germany after the interview.

"You fell into a trap, I am not in Europe," Wahhab said in an ambiguous post on X while referring to the interview recorded in Cologne and addressing the Syrian sources.

The Arab Tawhid Party also reacted to the reports, saying in a statement relayed by the state-run National News Agency that the news about Wahhab's arrest is "completely unfounded and it enters into the context of political hypocrisy and media fabrication practiced by the Syrian opposition."

Wahhab, a Druze politician from the village of Jahlieh (Chouf), is an ally of Hezbollah and a known supporter of the Syrian regime.