Lionel Messi Witnessing at The Trial of Tax Case

MASSAPEDIA NEWS - Lionel Messi Barcelona arrives in court to testify in the case of tax pengemplangan demands, Thursday (2/6).

Some people passing through the courthouse applauded for the Argentine national team players and the FC Barcelona, ​​while others yelled Messi.

This situation contrasts when he gained the support of Barcelona fans while attending the court in 2013 and then to give evidence.

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Messi and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, directly into court without speaking to reporters slightest.

The trial began on Tuesday (31/5) then. Messi, who is not required to come in first and second day choose to be absent in two days on the pretext of suffering from a back injury. The injury he got in a friendly match against Honduras last week.

Lionel and Jorge Horacio Messi accused of tax office Spain do pengemplangan taxes in the period 2007-2009 with total losses of up to 4.2 million euros.

If convicted, they could be jailed a maximum penalty of 22 months. Nevertheless, Spain has a habit not to imprison the defendant is found guilty, if they do not commit crimes of violence, and if the sentence is less than two years.

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The trial on Tuesday showed that the Spanish tax agency do 20 times inspections on Messi in the investigation, which lasted for three years.

According to the public prosecutor's office, the Messi hide the real value of income by using shell companies in Uruguay, Belize, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

After the investigation began in June 2013, Messi and his father had to pay taxes to the correction value of the Spanish authorities of five million euros.

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Messi moved to Barcelona from his hometown in Argentina, Rosario, in 2000 ago. He obtained Spanish citizenship in 2005.

He was number 10 list of athletes with the highest incomes in the world in the last 10 years according to Forbes. Messi is estimated to have a turnover of US $ 350 million in the last decade.

Messi has scored 453 goals in 531 appearances for Barcelona in all competitions

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Messi was also captain of the Argentine national team, and after testifying he would immediately join his teammates to prepare themselves to compete in the Copa America Centenario.