Financing terrorism: Court of Cassation upholds cement manufacturer Lafarge’s indictment for “involvement in crimes against humanity”.
A French multinational has also been blamed for “financing terrorist enterprises”.
there Court of Cassation Valid this Tuesday Allegation of the Lafarge groupNow a subsidiary of Holcim Group, “Participation in crimes against humanity“for his activities in Syria Until 2014.
A French cement manufacturer is suspected of having poured almost 13 million euros to armed groupsincluding the Islamic State (IS) group, to keep its factory in Jalabiya, northern Syria operating in 2013 and 2014.
In May 2022, the Paris Court of Appeal confirmed the indictment for “participation in crimes against humanity”, and A very rare charge For a company.
$777 million
The Court of Cassation also rejected Lafarge’s charge of “endangering the lives of others” in the same case.
LaFarge is also accused of “Terrorist Enterprise Financing“, a procedure definitively recognized in 2021 by the Court of Cassation.
To United States, Lafarge pleaded guilty Charges related in October 2022 Payments to terrorist groups and agreed to pay $777 million (741.2 million euros).
