Colombian superstar is accused of not paying taxes in Spain between 2012 and 2014

A Spanish prosecutor is seeking an eight-year prison term for the Colombian superstar Shakira over a €14.5m (£3.8m) tax fraud case, a prosecutor’s office document has revealed.

The singer, who has sold more than 80m records worldwide with hits such as Hips Don’t Lie, earlier this week rejected a settlement offer from the prosecutor’s office to close the case.

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