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The 'Hips Don't Lie' singer, 45, whose full
name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, rejected in July a deal
to settle the case, which meant she would have to stand trial in
a case that could see her sent to prison for eight years.
The Esplugues de Llobregat court on Tuesday confirmed the trial
will go ahead on a date still 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 just 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," a statement from her lawyers said.
Shakira vowed last week to fight what she claimed were "false"
accusations by Spanish authorities and added that she had
already paid what the Spanish tax office said she owed before
they filed a lawsuit.
(Reporting by Emma Pinedo; Editing by Aislinn Laing and Frank
Jack Daniel)
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