Leo Messi and Jorge, seated in the bench of the accused

THE FISCALÍA ACCEPTS IT

Substituted the conviction to 21 months of prison by a fine

Published:23/06/2017 - 09:48h

Updated:23/06/2017 - 10:03h

A good news the one who has known this Friday. The Fiscalía has showed favourable to the suspension of the penalty of prison of Messi and his father in a writing that presented yesterday in front of the section eighth of the Audience of Barcelona

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An important news so that Leo Messi breathe relieved. The Fiscalía accepts to substitute by a fine the conviction to 21 months of prison that the Audience of Barcelona imposed to the Argentinian for defrauding 4,1 million euros neither to that suspend him the entrance in prison, for lacking penal antecedents.

As they have informed to "EFE" juridical sources, the Fiscalía has showed favourable to the suspension of the penalty of prison of Messi and his father in a writing that presented this Thursday in front of the section eighth of the Audience of Barcelona, that condemned them to 21 months of prison by a fraud of 4,1 millions in the exercises of 2007, 2008 and 2009.

The Public Ministry proposes this quantity taking into account the criterion of the same Section 8 of the Audience of Barcelona in the moment to fix the penalty of Javier Mascherano. In this sense, in January of 2016 the Audience of Barcelona condemned to the Argentinian to a year of prison and a fine of 815.000 euros for defrauding 1,5 million euros of Inland revenue in the exercises of the years 2011 and 2012.

Like this then , the Fiscalía no opone to the replacement by fine of the respective penalties of prison of each accused whenever the daily quota was the maximum, 400 newspapers. Of this form, Messi would have to pay 255.000 euros and his father 180.000 euros.

The Argentinian already has all smart for his wedding

In hardly a week, on 30 June, Leo oficiará his wedding with Antonella Rocuzzo in his earth. After all a life joined and already with two children in common, the Barcelona star will give the "himself want to" to the love of his life. All the preparativos are smart and expects that there is an important presence of players or exjugadores Barcelona to which Messi has invited. There is not anybody of the staff neither the directive. 

After knowing this news that it will not go to the prison, sure that the Argentinian enjoys -more if it fits- this so special day that possibly save in a shelving like the unforgettable nights of football that gives week after week in the Camp Nou. 

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