Jorge Horacio Messi (2nd R), father of Barcelona's soccer player Lionel Messi, leaves after answering charges of tax evasion in the court in Gava September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Albert Gea
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's public prosecutor has recommended a jail sentence totalling 18 months and fines of more than 2 million euros (£1.5 million) for Lionel Messi's father Jorge in a tax fraud case.
The prosecutor reiterated that Lionel Messi should not have to face charges for allegedly defrauding the state of 4.2 million euros for the years 2007-2009 as his father was in charge of his finances, documents published on Tuesday showed.
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