Singer Shakira has been unable to reach a settlement with Spanish prosecutors over tax evasion charges, and she will stand trial insisting her innocence, according to a statement released by her public relations team.
“She and her team consider that this case constitutes a total violation of her rights,” the statement reads, “since she has always demonstrated impeccable behavior, as a person and a contributor, and complete availability to resolve any disagreement from the start. beginning, even before the criminal proceedings.
In July 2021, a judge at a court near Barcelona ruled that the Colombian singer could be tried for alleged tax evasion of 14.5 million euros ($17 million) in Spain.
In a decision reached by the CNN, the investigating judge said there is “sufficient evidence” to hold a trial for Shakira’s alleged tax evasion in the years 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Judge Marco Jesús Juberías argued that Shakira lived more than 200 days in Spain in each of those three years, making her responsible for paying taxes in the country.
At the time, Spanish media reported that Shakira’s team argued that her primary residence was in the Bahamas. But local media reported that she has a house in the Barcelona area with her ex-partner, FC Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué. Piqué and Shakira, who have two children together, announced their separation last month.
The judge argued that Shakira and a financial adviser, also named in the ruling, used a number of companies in offshore tax havens to try to hide the sources of their income during those years.
THE CNN has contacted the prosecution for comment, but has yet to receive a response.
Source: CNN Brasil
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