Spain: disagreement between Shakira and prosecution, on tax evasion charge

Colombian star Shakira is in full disagreement with the Spanish prosecutor’s office over the accusation of tax evasion, which she denied.

According to her lawyers, the possibility of reaching an agreement remains open until the opening of the trial in a Barcelona court while the formal dismissal of the 45-year-old star has not yet been pronounced.

“Absolutely certain of her innocence (…) Shakira does not accept an agreement with the prosecution and decides to continue the procedure until the trial,” indicated her advisers in a press release, affirming that the singer is confident that justice will prove him right.

The prosecution accuses the singer of tax fraud of 14.5 million euros for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Denouncing a “total violation of her rights” and “abusive methods” on the part of the prosecution, Shakira said that it “stubbornly insists on claiming the money collected during my international tours and (the show) The Voice”, of which she was a sworn in the United States, at a time when “I was not yet a resident of Spain”.