"The presiding judge, Isabelle Prevost-Desprez, stated that this method of financing terrorist organisations, primarily IS, was essential in enabling the terrorist organisation to gain control of Syria's natural resources."
"Lafarge established a genuine commercial partnership with IS, which added to the extreme gravity of the offences."
A French court fined Lafarge over 1 million euros and sentenced its former CEO to six years in prison for paying protection money to Islamic State and other terror groups in Syria from 2013 to 2014. The company paid nearly 5.6 million euros to maintain operations during the civil war. The court emphasized that Lafarge's actions enabled IS to control Syria's resources and finance terrorism. Lafarge had previously pleaded guilty in the US and paid a significant fine for similar charges.
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