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Shakira faces call in Spain for eight-year prison term

Prosecutors in Barcelona are also demanding a fine of nearly €24 million from the 45-year-old songstress

BARCELONA: Spanish prosecutors said Friday they would seek a prison sentence of more than eight years against global music superstar Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, after she rejected a plea deal on accusations of tax evasion.

Prosecutors in Barcelona will also demand a fine of nearly €24 million (US$24.5 million) from the 45-year-old “Hips don’t Lie” songstress, whom they accuse of defrauding the Spanish tax office out of…

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