Fadel Shaker, a Lebanese pop singer turned wanted militant, surrendered to the military intelligence service on Saturday, more than a decade after fleeing justice over his alleged role in deadly clashes between militants and the Lebanese army in 2013.

Shaker, whose birth name is Fadel Abdul Rahman Shmandar, turned himself in at the entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh near Sidon.

The 42-year-old pop star, who retired from music in 2012 and adopted the name Hajj Shaker, aligned himself with Lebanese Sunni cleric Ahmed al-Assir. He reportedly took up arms alongside Al-Assir’s followers during the June 2013 Sidon clashes, which left at least 18 soldiers dead and heightened sectarian tensions across the country.

Shaker was tried in absentia and sentenced in 2020 to 22 years of hard labor for supporting a “terrorist group.” Judicial and security officials told The Associated Press that with his surrender, previous sentences imposed while he was on the run will be annulled. He is now in custody and will be questioned in preparation for trial on new charges related to crimes committed against the military.

Shaker had largely remained out of the public eye for the past decade. This year, however, he made a notable comeback, releasing several songs that have gained significant attention.