El tribunal francés condena a Lafarge por pagar a ISIS para mantener en funcionamiento la planta de cemento siria. French court convicts Lafarge of paying ISIS to keep Syrian cement plant running.

Un tribunal de París ha condenado a Lafarge por pagar casi 6,5 millones de dólares a grupos yihadistas, incluido ISIS, para mantener en funcionamiento una planta de cemento siria durante la guerra civil. A Paris court has convicted Lafarge of paying nearly $6.5 million to jihadist groups, including ISIS, to keep a Syrian cement plant running during the civil war. La compañía y ocho ex empleados, incluido el ex CEO Bruno Lafont, fueron declarados culpables de financiar el terrorismo y violar sanciones. The company and eight former employees, including former CEO Bruno Lafont, were found guilty of financing terrorism and violating sanctions. Lafarge, ahora parte de Holcim, previamente se declaró culpable en un caso de Estados Unidos y pagó una multa de $ 778 millones. Lafarge, now part of Holcim, previously pleaded guilty in a U.S. case and paid a $778 million fine.