Cement Network Video: Cement Giant Lafarge on Trial! Suspected of funding terrorist groups in Syria

local time, the Paris Criminal Court of France opened a court hearing the case of cement giant Lafarge Group suspected of making illegal payments to Syrian jihadist organizations. During the tense civil war in Syria from 2013 to 2014, Lafarge paid about $5.9 million (about 41 million yuan) to the Syrian Jihad by paying monthly "security fees" and purchasing raw materials in order to maintain the normal operation of a local factory in Syria. The trial is expected to last until December 16.

It is reported that Lafarge admitted charges in a similar case in the United States in 2022 and agreed to pay a fine of $778 million.