The famous Colombian star Shakira faces charges in Spain
The famous Colombian star represented, ShakiraBefore the Spanish judiciary on charges of tax evasion.
The singer reached a settlement with prosecutors to avoid prosecution on charges of not paying 14.5 million euros ($15.74 million) in Spanish income tax between 2012 and 2014.
The judge said during the first session of the trial that, as part of the agreement that would put an end to the trial, the prosecution changed the singer’s prison term to fines.
And she gets accused Shakira defrauded the Spanish tax authorities of a total amount of 14.5 million euros ($15.8 million), for the period between 2012 and 2014.
The Spanish Public Prosecutor’s Office is demanding the imposition of a prison sentence of 8 years and two months, in addition to a fine of 23.8 million euros, against Shakira if she is convicted, and for her part, the Colombian star has repeatedly claimed that she is innocent.
The Colombian singer confirms that she was residing in the Bahamas at the time, and said that she only visited her partner at the time, the famous football star Gerard Pique, in Spain. The two stars, who had two children, had recently separated.
There are scheduled to be 12 trial sessions, which will continue until December 14.