Cement conglomerate Lafarge went on trial in France Tuesday, accused of paying the Islamic State group and other jihadists protection money to build its business in war-torn Syria.
In a similar case in the United States, the French firm pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to US-designated “terrorist” organisations and agreed to pay a $778-million fine, in what was the first time a corporation had faced the charge.
In the French trial, Lafarge — which has since been acquired by Swiss conglomerate Holcim —
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