The Prosecutor’s Office has requested the file a new open case against Shakira for two alleged crimes prosecutors, after in November 2023 he accepted a three-year prison sentence for tax fraud, although he did not go to prison.
In a statement this Wednesday, the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of Barcelona, Specialized Section for Economic Crimes, has requested the filing of the proceedings against the singer in the Investigative Court 2 of Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona).
However, sends the case to administrative proceedings to pay the debt that the Treasury claims for the 2018 personal income tax (IRPF) and wealth tax.
According to what legal sources informed EFE, the public ministry, which filed the complaint that gave rise to this second investigation for tax fraud against Shakira, has presented a document to request the dismissal of the case, as requested by the defense, in a court in Esplugues. of Llobregat (Barcelona).
Shakira’s defense reached an agreement related to alleged tax crimes
This court investigated the alleged commission of two crimes against the Public Treasury by the IRPF and the Wealth Tax for the year 2018 and, as requested by the Shakira’s lawyer The public ministry requests the file considering that “there is not sufficient evidence of the commission of the crimes.”
It is understood that if there is a tax obligation corresponding to that year, “they can be made effective” in the AEAT and in the Tax Agency of Catalonia through administrative means.
At the end of last year, the Shakira’s defense reached an agreement with the accusations at the doors of her trial in the Barcelona hearingwith which the artist recognized a fraud of 14.5 million euros to the Treasury between 2012 and 2014, an agreement with which she managed to avoid going to prison.
*With information from EFE
