Overview
- The former Lebanese pop star had hidden in the Ein el‑Hilweh refugee camp since the 2013 Sidon clashes.
- He was convicted in absentia in 2020 to 22 years for supporting a terrorist group, with those sentences now slated to be dropped under the arrangement.
- Tuesday’s appearance in Beirut was a preliminary questioning session as authorities prepare a case on alleged offenses against the army.
- The 2013 fighting between followers of Sheikh Ahmad al‑Assir and the Lebanese military killed at least 18 soldiers, and Shaker taunted troops in a contemporaneous video.
- Despite years in hiding, he reemerged musically in July with a song released with his son that has drawn over 100 million views on YouTube.