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Fadl Shaker Released on Bail, Issues First Public Statement
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Fadl Shaker Released on Bail, Issues First Public Statement
Lebanese singer Fadl Shaker has been released on bail by a military court and issued a statement expressing gratitude while asking for time to recover.
- The military court approved Shaker's release on bail, subject to a financial guarantee, and simultaneously imposed a travel ban.
- Shaker said in a statement that "today new lines of freedom were written for me" and asked fans to allow him time to restore his health and check on his family.
- Shaker was transferred to an undisclosed location after leaving prison, following a health deterioration that led to his hospitalization.
- Shaker faces trial over alleged involvement in the 2013 clashes with the army in Abrra; a separate Beirut criminal court acquitted him of attempted murder in 2013 due to insufficient evidence.
Latest developments
- Fellow Lebanese artists and critics have welcomed Fadl Shaker's release, with actor Assaad Rachdan calling it a long-awaited moment of justice and director Caroline Mila expressing confidence in the judiciary.
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