Shakira to stand trial in R250m fraud case as she faces eight-year sentence

Colombian singer Shakira will stand trial in a Spanish court for tax fraud. Prosecutors want to see her jailed for eight years. File photo.A Spanish court on Tuesday formally ordered Colombian superstar Shakira to stand trial on accusations that she failed to pay €14.5m in income taxes, a court document released on Tuesday showed.

The Esplugues de Llobregat court on Tuesday confirmed the trial will go ahead on a date to be announced. The prosecutor is seeking an eight-year prison term for the singer, who is accused of failing to pay taxes between 2012 and 2014, a period in which she said she was leading a “nomadic life” because of her work.

“The order to send Shakira to trial is another step in any proceedings of this kind. The situation has not changed and everything continues as normal. Shakira’s legal defence will do its job by presenting its written arguments at the appropriate time,” her lawyers said. Shakira vowed last week to fight what she claimed were “false” accusations by Spanish authorities, and said she had paid what the Spanish tax office said she owed before they filed a lawsuit.

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