Prosecutors want Shakira jailed for eight years if convicted of tax fraud 

The prosecutors said they will also seek a fine of €24 million.

Shakira is charged with failing to pay the Spanish government €14.5 million in taxes between 2012 and 2014. Picture: Greg Allen/Invision/AP

Prosecutors in Spain have said they will ask a court to sentence Colombian pop star Shakira to eight years and two months in prison if she is convicted in a trial for alleged tax fraud.

Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, is charged with failing to pay the Spanish government €14.5 million in taxes between 2012 and 2014.