Jose Mourinho is sentenced to one year imprisonment due to tax evasion

News24xx.com - Jose Mourinho was sentenced to one year in prison for tax evasion he did in Spain. He also had to pay a large amount of fines. Quoted from Marca, Mourinho and his legal advisers will receive a one-year prison sentence for the two tax cases he did while still coaching Real Madrid.

But the sentence of imprisonment is also confirmed to be suspended, which means that Mou will not enter jail. The rules in Spain state that people who are first charged with a sentence of two years imprisonment, or less, can carry it out with probation status. In addition to a one-year prison, Mourinho is also required to pay a fine amounting to GBP 1.8 million as quoted from Daily Mail.

The Spanish court imposed the sanctions after reaching an agreement with Mourinho. The same agreement was obtained by Cristiano Ronaldo which made him only have to pay a large fine instead of imprisonment.

Prosecutors claim Mourinho owed GBP 2.9 million to Spanish government because he did not submit his tax payments. This tax evasion case occurred in 2011 and 2012, while the investigation process has been running since 2015.

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