Shakira facing 8 years in jail for tax evasion
Prosecutors in Spain said on Friday (local time) that if Colombian pop star Shakira is convicte in her upcoming trial for alleged tax fraud. They will ask a court to sentence her to 8 years or 2 months in prison.
Shakira facing 8 years, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, is accuse of failing to pay 14.5 million euros ($NZ23.9 million) in taxes to the Spanish government between 2012 and 2014.
Prosecutors said they would also seek a $24 million fine.
Shakira facing 8 years is charge with six counts in the indictment. The singer rejected a settlement offer from prosecutors this week, instead opting to go to trial. A ordeal date has not yet been set.
In a statement issued Friday, her publicists in London stated that Shakira “has always cooperated also abided by the law, demonstrating impeccable conduct as an individual and a taxpayer. The publicists claimed that the Spanish Tax Agency had violated her rights.
Shakira’s public relations team in Spain announced earlier this week. That the artist had deposite the amount she is said to owe, plus NZ$4.8 million in interest. Prosecutors in Barcelona claim that between 2012 and 2014. The Grammy winner spent more than half of each year in Spain and should have paid taxes there.
Shakira recently ended an 11-year marriage to FC Barcelona star Gerard Pique, with whom she has two children. The family previously resided in Barcelona.
