MIAMI.- The fiscal Spain requested that the second investigation against Shakira for alleged fraud prosecutor, because they do not have sufficient evidence to ensure that the Colombian singer committed this crime. In 2023, the institution filed a complaint for two possible cases of fraud by the star in 2018.
This Wednesday, May 8, the Prosecutor’s Office recommended to the judge handling the case that the case be dismissed.
Pau Molins, Shakira’s lawyer, had already requested that the court file the case. investigation for the same reasons. The litigant stipulated that there were no indications that the Barranquilla woman defrauded approximately six million euros in the payment of taxes, since at that time she was established in Barcelona with Gerard Piqu and his two children.
Now, the Barcelona Economic Crimes Prosecutor agrees with the defense and indicates that the case should not advance, reports The Pass.
However, a statement from the Public Ministry indicates that Shakira has a pending tax obligation, regarding the payment of personal income tax and wealth taxes for 2018, which must be resolved through the Tax Agency.
Defense response
The investigation, which began after Shakira moved to Miami, United States, with her children Milan and Sascha, was admitted in mid-2023 by court number 2 of Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona.
Then, through a videoconference, Shakira denied the accusations against her.
It is expected that the accusations presented by the Generalitat of Catalonia will also agree to the request to archive the case, so that the judge can suspend the investigation.
We are pleased that the Prosecutor’s Office has finally adhered to our request for archiving, said the defense after hearing the Prosecutor’s statement.
Shakira alleged that this second investigation was a strategy by the Spanish justice system to pressure her and that she would accept her alleged responsibility in the investigation that she had for allegedly not paying 14.5 million euros (13.9 million dollars) in income taxes between 2012 and 2014.
Regarding this first case, in November the singer accepted the sentence, assuming the payment of a fine of 7.3 million euros.
FUENTE: AP
