"The payments made by Lafarge helped to strengthen groups that carried out deadly attacks in Syria and beyond. It is clear to the court that the sole purpose of the funding of a terrorist organisation was to keep the Syrian plant running for economic reasons."
"Payments to terrorist entities enabled Lafarge to continue its operations. These payments took the form of a genuine commercial partnership with the Islamic State."
A French court convicted Lafarge for financing terrorism through its Syrian subsidiary, imposing a fine of 1.12 million euros and confiscating 30 million euros in assets. The court found that Lafarge paid 5.59 million euros to armed groups, including ISIL and Nusra Front, to maintain operations during the Syrian civil war. Former CEO Bruno Lafont received a six-year prison sentence, while other executives faced varying sentences. The court emphasized that these payments were made to sustain economic operations, effectively creating a commercial partnership with terrorist organizations.
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