Shakira does not recognize any debt
The interpreter of “Waka Waka” or “Hips don’t lie” recalled that she paid 17.2 million euros (17.4 million dollars) that the treasury was demanding from him and, therefore, he considers that “there is no pending debt with the Treasury”.
The artist has always stated that she has acted following the criteria and precise recommendations of her advisers.
According to the prosecution, however, Shakira had lived in Spain since at least the 2012 fiscal year, shortly after her relationship with FC Barcelona footballer Gerard Piqué was made publicbut kept until 2015 your tax residence in the Bahamas, considered a tax haven.
The couple, who have two children, announced their separation last June.
The star declared as a defendant in this case in June 2019 before a court on the outskirts of Barcelona, where she dodged the dozens of journalists, photographers and television cameras waiting for her, entering and leaving through an adjoining garage where she had rented a space. of parking.
Last May, a court in Barcelona dismissed an appeal filed by Isabel Mebarak Ripollfull name of the artist, who requested the investigation file.
Shakira appeared in the so-called Pandora Papersan extensive investigation of millions of leaked documents published in 2021 by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which indicated that hundreds of personalities had resorted to tax havens, mainly to evade the Treasury.