- Title: Paris-based human rights group criticises Lafarge plea deal
- Date: 19th October 2022
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (OCTOBER 19, 2022) (REUTERS) HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP SHERPA’S ADVOCACY AND LITIGATION OFFICER ANNA KIEFER SITTING AT HER DESK IN THE ROOMS OF SHERPA, PARIS HANDS USING MOUSE (SOUNDBITE) (French) HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP SHERPA SPOKESPERSON ANNA KIEFER, SAYING: “It's not really a relief, but, for us, it's about the admission of Lafarge of its responsibility in the ac
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- Keywords: France Lafarge
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- Country: France
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- Story Text: Paris-based human rights group Sherpa on Wednesday (October 19) criticised the plea deal given to French cement maker Lafarge.
Lafarge pleaded guilty in U.S. court on Tuesday (October 18) to a charge that it made payments to groups designated as terrorists by the United States, including Islamic State, so the company could keep operating in Syria.
Sherpa, which filed a complaint against Lafarge in France that prompted a criminal investigation into whether the company was complicit in crimes against humanity
The deal "does not allow for a public debate and for the victims to be heard, to be able to ask for reparations" said Anna Kiefer, Sherpa's advocacy and litigation director.
Lafarge had denied charges that it was complicit in crimes against humanity. The French investigation, which concerns acts partially committed in France, is ongoing, a person close to France's anti-terrorism prosecution office, told Reuters on Tuesday.
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