Spanish court shelves latest tax probe of Shakira following prosecutors’ recommendation

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish investigative Justice of the Peace on Thursday provisionally shelved the most recent probe into an alleged case of tax fraud by pop star Shakira following suggestions by prosecutors.

The Colombian singer had been underneath investigation for the alleged evasion of 6.7 million euros ($7.2 million) in taxes on her 2018 earnings through an offshore firm. She denied wrongdoing.

State prosecutors who initially introduced the allegations stated Wednesday “there may be not enough proof” of a potential fiscal crime and advisable that the probe be closed.

In an announcement Thursday, the investigating courtroom stated that on condition that there isn’t a accusation on behalf of prosecutors or the regional authorities of Catalonia in northeastern Spain, there was no trigger to proceed additional with the case.

The courtroom stated “there isn’t a indication that may show that Shakira Isabel M. R. had consciously and voluntarily omitted data and documentation with tax significance.”

If the ruling shouldn’t be appealed by prosecutors inside every week, it is going to be definitive.

In a separate case, Shakira struck a deal in November with prosecutors whereby she acknowledged she had didn’t pay Spanish authorities 14.5 million euros (about $15.6 million) in taxes between 2012 and 2014.

Shakira at the moment resides in Miami after having left Spain following her breakup with former soccer participant Gerard Piqué.