Football: Prosecutors Not Against Replacing Messi Jail Term With
Fakhir Rizvi Published June 23, 2017 | 02:15 PM
BARCELONA, , (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Jun, 2017 ) - Prosecutors in Barcelona say they are not against replacing football star Lionel Messi's 21-month jail sentence for tax fraud with a fine, a spokeswoman announced Friday.
They said they were willing to give him a fine of 400 Euros ($450) a day for the duration of the sentence an option that the defence of the Argentina international has also proposed.
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