Criminal case
French investigation of Lafarge SA
- Authority
- French investigating judges, Paris, with review by the Cour de cassation
- Case number
- Not published
- Filed or opened
- 2016
- Organization
- Lafarge SA
- Current stage
- Charge of complicity in crimes against humanity upheld on 16 January 2024. Investigation ongoing.
- Outcome
- Pending.
Decisions and steps
- Highest court rejects Lafarge's request to dismiss the chargeS5
Claims this case bears on
- Partly supported67An April 2026 Al Jazeera report said Lafarge had seen a conviction on crimes against humanity charges confirmed by a French court.Press report, 13 April 20264 records citedCorporate status
Sources
- S5Tier D French Court Confirms Lafarge 'Complicity in Crimes Against Humanity' Charges Over Syria FactoryInternational Center for Transitional Justice. Press report. 22 January 2024.NGO news summary of the 16 January 2024 ruling. It is not the court text.Link working, checked 25 October 2026