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Paris trial probes Lafarge terror financing charges

The terrorist financing trial of cement maker Lafarge, which is a subsidiary of the Swiss company Holcim, has begun in Paris. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The first hearing focused on legal issues, in this case priority questions of constitutionality. The former directors of Lafarge's cement plant in Jalabiya, Syria, Bruno Pescheux and Frédéric Jolibois, then Christian Herrault, Lafarge's deputy managing director in charge of operations from 2013 to mid-2014, and Bruno Lafont, the former chairman and managing director of the hexagonal company, were called to testify before the presiding judge, Isabelle Prévost-Desprez, on Tuesday afternoon at the Judicial Court of Paris. Eight defendants in all are being prosecuted, as well as the French cement manufacturer Lafarge as a legal entity, a subsidiary of the Zug giant Holcim since 2015, for financing terrorism - a first for a company - and some for violating international sanctions. The company has been ... Full story here Are you the author?
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