Why Shakira could go to prison for eight years and pay a fine of 23.8 million euros for tax fraud, reports the Spanish media, which reveal all the details of the trial, which will last 12 days

Shakira’s return to Barcelona has a set date. Although the singer now lives in Miami, On November 20, he must return to the city that was his home at least in the last 10 years to sit on the dock and face trial for allegedly defrauding the state treasury for 14.5 million euros, which is equivalent to 15.3 million dollars.

The first trial against the one from Barranquilla began in 2018 and has been going on for five years, in which Shakira defends her innocence, claiming that there is a “media campaign” against her and despite having paid 19.4 million euros, El Español revealed.

The new investigation is added to his legal battle against the Spanish treasury, this time over the €6.6 million tax fraud he allegedly evaded in 2018.

Can Shakira go to jail?

From the trial at the court in Barcelona in November, which includes 12 sessions and 200 witnesses who will testify, 60 of them in favor of the artist’s defense, it is known that the prosecution is seeking a high sentence.

Shakira faces a possible sentence of eight years in prison, according to El Mundo. In addition, if he is guilty of criminal offenses against the state treasury, he must also pay a fine of 23.8 million euros.

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The artist must be present for now because it’s her turn to testify, but since it’s a proceeding that continues for another 11 days, her lawyers could request that the singer follow the hearing by video conference, given that she will be nearby and on random dates, although this has not yet been confirmed, as revealed by the Spanish media.

According to the calendar seen by El Mundo, the sessions will take place on November 20, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30, and then continue on 4, 5, 11, 12, December 13 and 14, depending on the schedule, which may vary.

For the prosecution, Shakira failed to pay personal income tax (IRPF) and wealth tax (IP) between 2012 and 2014 when she had to pay the tax after spending more than six months or 183 days in Spanish territory, as stated. dictated by the legislation of that country.

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According to the data provided by the Spanish press, for those years Shakira has already bought a house, rented a recording studio and continued her medical care her first pregnancy in Spain. The court then states that she was already living in Barcelona, ​​although she confirms that she was domiciled in the Bahamas.

In July 2022, it became known that the singer, convinced of her innocence, refused a settlement with the State Ministry and decided to risk her freedom in the trial that is about to begin. (AND)