Cement company Lafarge and eight of its ex-employees were found guilty of financing ISIL in a French court.
French cement giant Lafarge guilty of financing ISIL in Syria Cement company Lafarge and eight of its ex-employees were found guilty of financing ISIL in a French court. Former CEO Bruno Lafont was sentenced to six years in prison. Prosecutors said they paid millions to armed groups to keep a Syrian plant running.
Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler explains the ruling.
Extract — continue reading at the source.
Similar stories
1 outlet
Cement company Lafarge found guilty in Syria terrorism financing case
aljazeera.com
13.04.2026
Related stories
Judge allows Trump to end deportation protections for 5,000 immigrants
Man in doll-mask chases and threatens Philadelphia residents, police say
ICC hits back after US announces fresh sanctions on senior court figures
Judge swapped in Trump's defamation case against BBC
Turkish politician Melih Meric stabbed
US woman sentenced to six years in prison over plot to kill treasury secretary