The trial of the case of tax evasion by Lionel Messi and his father ended with sentencing. Argentine footballer and Jorge Messi were sentenced to 21 months in prison.
The polite prosecutor
It is noteworthy that the prosecutor, being an ardent fan, considers the punishment imposed on Lionel Messi, too harsh. During the process, he insisted on acquitting the Spanish player of Barcelona, asking for punishment only for Messi the elder. However, a lawyer representing the interests of the injured party, the state, participated in the process. He insisted that the well-known football player should receive a prison term for edification, because before justice everyone should be equal.
Not everything is so scary
Fans of Messi should not draw gloomy pictures, imagining how an athlete sits in a cell and wears a prison robes. Football player will continue his successful career on the football field, because under the laws of Spain, the prison term of up to two years (according to some articles) can be replaced without a red tape by a conditional one. Lionel will not go to jail, but he will have to pay a fine of two million euros.
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Profit for image rights
Recall that charges against the father and son Messi were put forward in the summer of 2013. The investigators believed that they forged tax declarations, evading taxes from the income received in 2007-2009, for using the name, image, signature and media image of Lionel Messi on territory of Spain. At the same time, Messi Jr. completely denied his guilt, fully trusting the conduct of all tax matters to his father, who turned out to be a fraud, and has already said about his intention to appeal the verdict.
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