Spanish court dismisses Shakira’s appeal in tax evasion case

A Spanish court dismissed the appeal of Colombian singer Shakira in a tax evasion case Thursday, and there is ample evidence that the judge may have previously evaded her financial obligations to the state by the pop star. After concluding that, he paved the way for trial.

The case first appeared in December 2018 after a Spanish prosecutor charged the singer with not paying € 14.5 million ($ 15.5 million) in taxes on income earned between 2012 and 2014. It became a hot topic.

Shakira, 45, denied cheating when he testified in June 2019.

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At the heart of the legal debate is the issue of the singer’s residence. Prosecutors claim that she lived primarily in Spain, even though she has her official residence in the Bahamas.

A Spanish court said in a ruling issued Thursday that evidence suggests that Shakira was a “Spanish addict,” adding that the document failed to establish a tax residence in another country. rice field.

The court upheld the July ruling, and Judge Marco Jubelias of Spain wrote in his three-year investigation that there was “sufficient evidence of crime” for the case to be brought to justice. rice field.

A Shakira spokeswoman said Thursday that he paid the debt as soon as he was informed of the debt by the Spanish tax office.

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“Shakira’s tax actions have always been impeccable in all the countries where she had to pay taxes, and she has trusted and adhered to the recommendations of the best experts and expert advisers. “It was,” the PR company said in a statement.

According to the statement, Shakira’s legal team will continue to “protect her innocence.”

If convicted of tax evasion, the singer faces the possibility of fines and imprisonment. However, the judge may be exempt from imprisonment for the first offender if he is sentenced to imprisonment for less than two years.