House 0On July 31, local time in Spain, the case of Ronaldo suspected of tax evasion was officially heard. After closing the court statement, Ronaldo issued a personal statement saying that he was innocent. However, the situation faced by the Portuguese superstar is still unfavorable. According to authoritative news, if he refuses to plead guilty, Ronaldo is likely to face a fine of 75 million euros and a 15-year prison sentence. It is worth mentioning that Real Madrid did not make any statement, and the club remained silent.
To be fair, the current relationship between Ronaldo and Real Madrid may not be as good as people thought before. A very important evidence is that "during the trial of yesterday, no Real Madrid staff accompanied Ronaldo " - compared with that, Messi was accompanied by his personal assistant Costa every time he attended the trial. Costa's other identity is the first team manager of Barcelona .
Still remember that before the Federation Cup last month, when rumors of Ronaldo's departure came out, Spanish media said that one of the dissatisfactions of the Portuguese was that "I can't feel Real Madrid's protection for him." According to insiders, "Real Madrid will not publicly make statements about Cristiano Ronaldo's case and his statement this time. They believe that this is a personal problem for Cristiano Ronaldo."
Madrid The High Court issued a notice stating that the review of Cristiano Ronaldo's suspected tax evasion case is still in the preliminary trial stage. Because of this, according to relevant Spanish laws, the review will be conducted without disclosure. Previously, journalists around the world were very interested in Ronaldo's appearance in court, and they also hoped to attend the court, but the court refused. Ronaldo also appeared in a court in Madrid due to suspected tax evasion of 14.7 million euros. During the trial, Ronaldo was still domineering. He said in court: "If I don't call Cristiano Ronaldo, I won't use it here."
It is reported that Ronaldo's fate depends largely on his attitude. If the Real Madrid striker insists on not pleading guilty, he is likely to be sentenced to 15 years in prison and divided by a fine of 75 million euros. But if he decides to settle with the prosecutor and the Ministry of Finance, the fine can be reduced to 28 million euros, and the imprisonment can be not enforced in prison.
According to Spanish criminal law, if Ronaldo can reach a settlement with the prosecutor before this, his sentence can be reduced by half, or even reduced to 1/4. As long as the sentence is less than 2 years, Ronaldo can be like Messi without having to go to jail. How to reach a settlement with the prosecutor? It is nothing more than paying a tax of 14.78 million euros and paying a fine of 28 million euros.
Before August 11, Ronaldo can decide whether to reach an agreement with the prosecutor. Judging from the current situation, Ronaldo is unwilling to compromise. Ronaldo said: I am not afraid of fighting to the end. Even if the court wants to sentence it, I must defend my innocentness. I will not reach an agreement with the prosecutor, and it doesn't matter if I am forced to retire and face the threat of going to prison. ”
In the view of the Spanish Ministry of Finance, Ronaldo’s suspected tax evasion case is more serious than Messi’s case. Ronaldo’s total tax evasion amount is 14.7 million euros, while Messi was accused of tax evasion from 2007 to 2009 to only 4.1 million euros. However, referring to the handling of the Messi case, if Ronaldo admits his defeat, it may be a fine in the end. No wonder some netizens joked: “If I were Messi, I would persuade Ronaldo to learn to surrender. How good I learned from me, isn’t it just to spend money to eliminate disasters! "
Time is tight. Will the Portuguese superstar change his mind in the next few days? Let's wait and see?
