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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Maximum fine sought for cement maker lafarge over terror financing | History Defined

Former Lafarge chief executive Bruno Lafont arrives at a Paris court on 4 November 2025. Prosecutors have requested a six-year prison sentence with a delayed committal order for Lafont in the terrorism financing trial. AFP - DIMITAR DILKOFF

French prosecutors have sought a record fine and prison sentences of up to eight years in the trial of Lafarge, accusing the cement giant of paying armed groups including the Islamic State to keep its Syrian factory operating.

Anti-terrorism prosecutors are asking the court to impose the maximum corporate fine of €1.2 million on Lafarge SA and prison terms of up to eight years for several former executives.

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