Messi trial is itself getting Messy!

FOLLOWING the appearance at his tax trial in Barcelona on Thursday June 2, Lionel Messi missed the last day of the trial as he flew to the USA to play for Argentina against Chile on the following Monday.

Not only has he jetted off, but it seems that his father will be left to take blame for the entire manner in which the alleged tax evasion occurred.

The defence team want both of the accused to be exonerated, the state attorney representing the tax authorities wants them both to be found guilty and the official prosecutor wants Lionel Messi to be discharged from the case as she believes that he trusted his father and didn’t know what he was signing,

To some extent, because a lot of the documents involved in setting up the companies in Belize and Uruguay were prepared by their lawyers and were often in English, the prosecutor accepts that there may be some justification for the father to plead ignorance, but she does believe that he had a duty to ensure that whatever was agreed was legal and above board.

Now the father and son await the ruling of the court, although no date for this has been set.

Written by

John Smith

Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews

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