Shakira hits out at Spanish authorities amid ongoing tax fraud case, says she's the victim of a smear campaign
Shakira has insisted she’s the victim of a smear campaign as her Spanish tax fraud case continues., the singer, who has been accused of failing to pay more than $14 million USD in taxes for income earned from 2012 to 2014, has told authorities that she was not a resident of Spain during that time.
Shakira’s lawyer, Pablo Molins Amat, presented her legal statement of offence to the Barcelona court on Friday, theIt read: “Shakira is a taxpayer who has always shown impeccable tax conduct and has never had tax problems in any other jurisdiction.“With no solid evidence to support the charges against her, she has been fiercely persecuted in the criminal and media spheres using unacceptable methods to damage her reputation and force her to come to a settlement agreement,” it continued.
Shakira continued, “In my case they have violated my right to privacy and the presumption of innocence, basic rights of any citizen.”
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