US EditionLebanese pop star turned militant appears in court after 12 years on the run
Fadel Shaker faces new military-related charges after turning himself in following 12 years on the run, with a preliminary court questioning held last Tuesday.
- This month Fadel Shaker surrendered after 12 years on the run, appearing in a Beirut, Lebanon court Tuesday for a preliminary questioning session.
- Following bloody 2013 street battles, authorities later tried him in absentia and sentenced him to 22 years in prison in 2020 after he hid in Ein el-Hilweh, Palestinian refugee camp.
- During the 2013 shootout that killed at least 18 soldiers he appeared in a YouTube video taunting the Lebanese army, saying `we have two rotting corpses that we snatched from you yesterday,`.
- Under the terms of a deal negotiated this month, earlier sentences dropped will be dropped and he will be questioned to prepare for trial on new charges of committing crimes against the military.
- Once a regional pop star after a 2002 smash hit, Fadel Shaker periodically returned to music in recent years, including a July viral song with his son Mohammed that got over 113 million views.
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Fadl Shaker appears in Beirut court after 12 years on the run
A Lebanese pop star turned Islamist militant who turned himself in this month after 12 years on the run appeared in court Tuesday in Beirut for the first time. Fadl Shaker had been hiding out in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh since bloody street clashes erupted between Sunni Muslim militants and the Lebanese army in June 2013 in the coastal city of Sidon. He was tried in absentia and sentenced to 22 years in prison in 2020 for pro…
Former pop star turned militant appears in Beirut court after 12
BEIRUT: A Lebanese pop star turned Islamist militant who turned himself in this month after 12 years on the run appeared in court Tuesday in Beirut for the first time. Fadel Shaker had been hiding out in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh since bloody street clashes erupted between Sunni Muslim militants and the Lebanese army in June 2013 in the coastal city of Sidon. He was tried in absentia and sentenced to 22 years in prison in 2…
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Lebanese pop star turned militant appears in court after 12 years on the run
A Lebanese pop star turned Islamist militant has appeared in court in Beirut after 12 years on the run. Fadel Shaker surrendered earlier this month.
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