NEW YORK: French cement giant Lafarge SA will pay a $778 million fine to the US Justice Department for supporting terror groups including Islamic State during the Syrian civil war, the company.
In the first case of its kind, a large French industrial company and its now defunct Syrian subsidiary, both long accused of human rights violations during the Syrian conflict, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to provide material support to Islamic State and the al-Nusrah Front. Lafarge S.A., one of France's largest companies, and Lafarge…
French cement giant Lafarge SA was slapped with a US$778 million fine Tuesday for making millions in payments to the Islamic State and another jihadis.
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