{"id":117724,"date":"2024-10-17T06:12:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T06:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=117724"},"modified":"2024-10-17T06:12:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T06:12:07","slug":"france-to-try-lafarge-over-charges-of-funding-terrorism-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/117724\/","title":{"rendered":"France to try Lafarge over charges of funding terrorism in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> A Paris judge issued on Wednesday the order to try Lafarge, a subsidiary of the cement giant Holcim Ltd., in France over allegations of financing terrorism to maintain operations at a facility in Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sherpa, an anti-corruption organization that is one of the plaintiffs in the case, stated that the allegations of sanctions violations involve a European prohibition against any financial or business connections with groups like the Islamic State (ISIS) and al-Nusra Front (currently known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, HTS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2022, Lafarge pleaded guilty to related accusations in the U.S. and agreed to pay $777.8 million. 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