The Italian Justice ruled in favor of Diego Maradona and acquitted him of a tax evasion case, several years after his death.
The Supreme Court of Italy acquitted the Argentine star Diego Maradona of tax evasion charges, ending a 30-year legal battle between the former soccer player Naples and tax authorities.
Known as “El Pibe de Oro”, Maradona was accused of using companies in Liechtenstein to avoid legal fees when receiving payments between 1985 and 1990 of the club Naples for their personal image rights.
“It’s over and I can clearly state without fear of being contradicted that Maradona has never been a tax evader”said to Reuters his lawyer, Angelo Pisani.
He Court of Cassation of Rome in mid-December annulled a verdict of 2018showed a court document published on Wednesday and to which he had access Reuters.
Maradona died in November 2020 of a heart attack. The fans of the Naples and of the argentine national team They revered him as a “god of football.”
Investigations into the footballer’s tax payments began in the early 1990s and led to charges of 37 million euros (40.38 million dollars) and the confiscation of some of the player’s belongings during his visits to Italy.
Pisani added that the final verdict “does justice to the fans, to the values of the sport, but above all to the memory of Maradona.”
“…Heirs now have a legal right to claim damages”he added Pisani. “I hope they use it, in memory of their father”hill.
Source: Ambito
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