French court rules cement company Lafarge guilty of funding Syria jihadists

The French company, since acquired by the Swiss group Holcim, and former executives were charged with paying several million euros to armed jihadist groups in 2013–2014, through its Syrian subsidiary Lafarge Cement Syria (LCS).

Cement company Lafarge found guilty in Syria terrorism financing case

A French court has found cement company Lafarge guilty of financing armed groups during the Syrian war.

French court jails Lafarge ex-CEO for funding IS in Syria - The Straits Times

French court jails Lafarge ex-CEO for funding IS in Syria  The Straits Times

French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria

Judges determined that Lafarge, in total, paid $6.53 million to jihadist groups, including Islamic State (IS) and the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front between 2013 and September 2014.

French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria

A Paris court on Monday found cement maker Holcim’s Lafarge unit guilty of charges that its Syrian subsidiary financed terrorism and breached European sanctions to keep a plant operating in northern Syria during the country’s civil war. The case was the first time a company has been tried in France for financing terrorism. Sherpa and […]

Holcim’s Lafarge reportedly found guilty over Syria terrorist payments