Lafarge to Face Trial Over Terrorism Funding Accusations
- Cement maker to face French allegations as part of Syria case
- Lafarge also investigated in crimes against humanity suit
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Cement maker Holcim Ltd.’s Lafarge will face trial in France over allegations it helped finance terrorism and violated sanctions in a long-running case over payments made to keep a plant operating in war-torn Syria.
A Paris investigative judge issued the order for a trial on Wednesday, anti-terrorism prosecutors said in an email. The sanctions breach allegations concern a European ban on all financial or commercial links to terrorist groups Islamic State and Al-Nusra, according to a statement from one of the plaintiffs in the case, anti-corruption organization Sherpa.