Colombian singer Shakira, dubbed the Queen of Latin pop, is to be investigated for alleged fraud on earnings and wealth tax in 2018, a Spanish court docket stated on Thursday.
The “Hips Don’t Lie” singer, who has offered hundreds of thousands of information worldwide, already faces authorized proceedings in Spain and is predicted to face trial late in 2023 in one other case regarding over 14.5 million euros ($14.31 million) in again taxes owed between 2012 and 2014.
In that case, the prosecutor is searching for an as much as eight-year jail time period for the 46-year-old star, whose full identify is Shakira Isabel Mebarak.
The court docket within the northeastern city of Esplugues de Llobregat, close to Barcelona, didn’t present additional particulars in its assertion on Thursday and the prosecutor didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Shakira’s authorized crew stated she had not obtained any notification and discovered in regards to the new case by way of the press.
“The singer’s legal team will not make any comment until the notification reaches her through the formal and legally established channels,” they stated in an assertion.
Shakira is now based mostly in Miami and he or she should be notified personally at her new handle, they added.
“As she has already stated on numerous occasions, Shakira asserts that she has always acted in accordance with the law and under the advice of the best tax experts. She is now focused on her artistic life in Miami and is calm and confident that her tax affairs will be resolved favourably,” they added.
Shakira was along with former FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique for 11 years and the pair have two youngsters.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
