Ex-Lafarge CEO Jailed Six-Years for Syria Terrorist Payments

Bruno Lafont, former chief executive officer of Lafarge SA, was also found guilty.Photographer: Ivan Guilbert/Bloomberg

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By Gaspard Sebag

April 13, 2026 at 10:37 AM UTC

Updated on

April 13, 2026 at 3:11 PM UTC

Lafarge’s former chief executive was jailed for six years and the Holcim Ltd. subsidiary was fined nearly €5.7 million ($6.7 million) after being found guilty of paying terrorist groups to avoid shutting a plant during Syria’s civil war.

A Paris court on Monday convicted the cement maker and its former CEO Bruno Lafont for violating European sanctions and terrorism financing. Lafont was taken away by police officers and must start serving his prison term immediately. His lawyer said he’s appealing.