Messi dan Ayahnya Dituduh Gelapkan Pajak Jutaan Dolar
Messi and His Father Accused of Million Dollars Tax Fraud
Editor : Heru S Winarno
Translator : Parulian Manalu
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LIONEL Messi dituduh melakukan penipuan pajak dari hasil pendapatannya sebesar hampir US$5 juta.
Sebuah gugatan diajukan terhadap pemain depan Barcelona dan ayahnya oleh jaksa negara untuk wilayah timur utara Catalonia.
Keluhan penggelapan pajak telah disampaikan untuk diadili di Gava, distrik Barcelona di tempat tinggal bintang bola berusia 25 tahun itu bermukim, seperti dilansir Mail Online.
Baik Messi dan ayahnya, Jorge Horacio, dituduh tiga pelanggaran terhadap anggaran pemerintah karena diduga menipu lebih dari US$5 juta pajak penghasilan SPT yang berkaitan dari tahun 2007, 2008 dan 2009.
Seorang hakim di gedung pengadilan harus menerima gugatan jaksa sebelum gugatan dilakukan, seperti dilansir Mail Online.
Barcelona menolak untuk mengomentari gugatan sementara Messi menyatakan terkejut.
Dia berkata: "Kami baru saja dikenal melalui media tentang klaim yang diajukan oleh otoritas pajak Spanyol. Kami terkejut tentang berita tersebut, karena kami tidak pernah melakukan pelanggaran apapun."
"Kami selalu memenuhi semua kewajiban pajak, mengikuti saran dari Konsultan Pajak kami yang akan mengurusnya untuk klarifikasi situasi ini."
Messi menikmati hari libur setelah bermain untuk tim nasional di Quito, di mana Argentina bermain seri 1-1 melawan Ekuador dalam pertandingan kualifikasi untuk Piala Dunia.
Pelatih Argentina, Alejandro Sabella mengatakan Messi diharapkan untuk masuk dalam pemain utama untuk pertandingan persahabatan melawan Guatemala pada Jumat.
LIONEL Messi has been accused of tax fraud to the tune of £3.4million.
A lawsuit was lodged against the Barcelona forward and his father by a state prosecutor for the north eastern region of Catalonia.
The complaint has been submitted for trial in Gava, the upscale Barcelona district where the 25-year-old lives.
Both Messi and his father, Jorge Horacio, are accused of three offences against the public purse for allegedly defrauding more than £3.4m in income tax returns relating to the years 2007, 2008 and 2009.
A judge at the courthouse must accept the prosecutor's lawsuit before charges can be brought.
Barcelona declined to comment on the lawsuit while Messi expressed his surprise.
He said: 'We have just known through the media about the claim filed by the Spanish tax authorities. We are surprised about those news, because we have never committed any infringement.
'We have always fulfilled all our tax obligations, following the advices of our Tax Consultants who will take care of clarifying this situation.'
Messi is enjoying a day off after playing for his national team in Quito, where Argentina was held to 1-1 by Ecuador in a qualifying match for the World Cup.
Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella has said Messi was expected to be included in the lineup for a friendly against Guatemala on Friday.
