Shakira on trial for tax fraud, faces more than eight years in prison

Shakira on trial in Spain for tax fraud.

An Iberian judge has ordered the indictment of the Colombian singer, we learn from a statement published by the Efe agency and other Spanish media.

The prosecutor asked for 8 years and 2 months in prison for the pop star, as well as a fine of 23.8 million euros .

Shakira is accused of evading tax for 14.5 million between 2012 and 2014 , the first years in which her residence was established in Barcelona, where the singer lived with her former partner, Barcelona footballer Gerard Piqué. .

(Unioneonline / L)