What is known about the 37 witnesses who will be questioned in the case against him. Is pique on this list?

Shakira rejected the agreement on July 27 The Barcelona Public Prosecutor’s Office offered him to avoid appearing in court for allegedly defrauding the Treasury in the amount of 14.5 million euros, considering the proposal disproportionate.

According to the singer’s lawyer, Shakira “fully believes in her innocence and does not accept compliance.”

It is a statement, Shakira He asserts that he chose to “leave it up to the law, with peace of mind and confidence that justice will prove him right.”

The Colombian singer maintains her initial arguments of not having any outstanding debts, having paid the 17.2 million euros previously claimed, when she was asked not to pay the taxes she offset by residing in Spain between 2012 and 2014.

in The indictment document mentions Gerard Pique, His ex-partner with whom he bought the mansion they will live in in May 2012.

“Your rights have been violated”

At the discretion of their legal representatives, Shakira ‘violated her rights’because the artist is “determined to collect money earned on international tours and in the soundthe American television program in which she was a judge, a period when she was not yet a resident of Spain.”

The singer argued that He didn’t pay the taxes he demanded because he wasn’t living in Barcelona And that his stay was intermittent. However, after investigating Shakira’s personal life, the Treasury Department concluded that the Colombian remained in Spain for more than half the year, between 2012 and 2014.

37 witnesses will be questioned in the trial

In the trial in which Shakira will be called to testify, 37 witnesses will be questioned, some by video link.

To protect the data, the names have been removed from the indictment. However, it is known that they are all related to the financial activities of the singer.