Next Monday, November 20, Shakira will sit in the dock at the Barcelona Court. The artist from Barranquilla will have to respond in court to the six crimes that weigh on his person. He is accused of the alleged non-payment of income and wealth taxes during the years 2012, 2013 and 2014, which will accumulate a tax fraud of 145 million euros against the Public Treasury. The accused, who is already in Spain after the Latin Grammy celebration in Seville, faces eight years in prison and a fine that amounts to up to 23 million euros.
A trial that will have the presence of up to 117 witnesses, whose testimonies and statements will be vital to know if the Colombian resided on Spanish soil during the period investigated by the Tax Agency. According to The Passthe people called to testify were part of Shakira’s life during those years. Antonio de la Rahis ex-partner, is summoned to testify, given that he owned companies in low-tax countries to channel the income.
The aforementioned media indicates that both bought a house in Nassau, which led the local authorities to grant him a permanent residence permit. A document that he has used to claim that his tax domicile was in the Bahamas. Instead, Gerard Piqu, to whom I dedicated a series of hints at the Latin Grammys, He is not summoned to testify at the Colombian trial.
Zumba teachers and senior managers, among the witnesses
Among the cast of witnesses are also people who have worked with Shakira throughout those years. Chorographers, stylists, photographers, showgirls, producers and even senior managers at Sony Music and Live Nationa company that guaranteed her 300 million dollars, will appear in person or telematically at the Colombian’s trial.
This is not all, people who were part of your daily life will also pass through some of the sights. Some of the neighbors Piqu’s apartment in Calle de Muntaner in Barcelona, the first residence of both, and those of the villa located in Esplugues de Llobregat are mentioned. The employee of a beauty center, hotel and restaurant workers, her gynecologists from the Teknon clinic and four Zumba teacherswho traveled to Barcelona to teach classes, are some of the witnesses that complete this list.
