The Barcelona justice rejected this Thursday the appeal of the famous Colombian singer Shakira to avoid being tried in Spain for defrauding 14 people.

5 million euros (about 15.5 million dollars) from the treasury, pretending not to reside in the country and hiding her income, and tax evasion, according to the newspaper ‘El Comerceo’, which highlights that there is sufficient evidence to prosecute her as a result of the complaint filed by the Public Prosecutor against her for six crimes against the Spanish Treasury.
After Shakira learned of the Barcelona court’s decision, the singer announced that she will continue to defend her innocence in court with her legal team as she has done so far, “presenting important legal arguments, verifiable evidence and expert reports from professionals of great prestige in In the field of taxation, he insisted that his conduct in tax matters “has always been faultless” in all the countries from which they have had to pay taxes.
He stressed that the court did not enter to assess whether he had committed tax fraud, and “does not reject the arguments of the defense”, but “summons the parties to present their claims at a procedural moment other than the present one”. “
“The dismissal of the appeal is just one more step in the process, which now follows its usual course,” adds Shakira’s defense note.
Shakira has already paid the 14.5 million euros that the Spanish Treasury demands – plus another three million in interest – after being accused of committing alleged tax fraud between 2012 and 2014.