Ex-CEO of cement firm Lafarge sentenced to jail for financing terrorism

Paris court found French group guilty of paying jihadis to keep factory operating during Syria’s civil war

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).

French cement maker convicted of financing terror groups to keep its Syria plant working

Lafarge fined more than €1m and its former boss jailed for paying nearly €5.6m to groups including Islamic State A French court has fined the cement group Lafarge more than €1m (£870,000) and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying protection money to Islamic State and other terror groups to maintain its business in war-torn Syria from 2013 to 2014. The ruling follows a 2022 case in the United States in which the French firm pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide materia...

By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and agencies

French court rules cement giant Lafarge guilty of funding Syrian terrorism

Long running case regarding Lafarte's actions amid Syrian civil war sees company ordered to pay fine, executives jailed.

French court jails Lafarge former CEO for funding IS in Syria

A French court on Monday fined the cement group Lafarge over $1.3 million and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying protection money to the Islamic State group and other jihadists to maintain its business in war-torn Syria. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports.

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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 […]

French court fines Lafarge, hands ex-CEO jail term for funding IS in Syria

A French court on Monday fined the cement group Lafarge over one million euros and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying protection money to the Islamic State group and other jihadists to maintain its business in war-torn Syria.

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Holcim’s Lafarge reportedly found guilty over Syria terrorist payments

Cement firm Lafarge found guilty of financing terrorism in Syria - SWI swissinfo.ch

Cement firm Lafarge found guilty of financing terrorism in Syria  SWI swissinfo.ch

Eight former Lafarge execs guilty of financing terrorism in Syria

The Paris Criminal Court on Monday convicted French cement maker Lafarge and eight former executives of financing terrorist groups in Syria between 2013 and 2014. The ruling marks...

French Court Says Cement Maker Lafarge is Guilty of Financing Terrorism in Syria

Rabat – A court in Paris said on Monday that cement maker Lafarge is guilty of financing terrorism in Syria. France 24 said the company’s former CEO, Bruno Lafont, received a sentence of six years in prison for financing terrorism. Former deputy managing director Christian Herrault, meanwhile, received a five-year sentence. The case dates back […] The post French Court Says Cement Maker Lafarge is Guilty of Financing Terrorism in Syria appeared first on Morocco World News.

By Safaa Kasraoui