French-Swiss company admits to funding terrorists in Syria

A French-Swiss construction company has admitted to funding militants in Syria for at least two years, Le Monde reported on Thursday.

According to the French publication, the French-Swiss construction company, Lafarge-Holcim Group, provided funds to militants in Syria between the years of 2012-2014 in order to ensure the security of its employees.

“Probably, those in charge of the work [of the plant] chose the best acceptable method for the enterprise and its employees. Nevertheless, investigation has found significant mistakes contradicting the code of conduct at the time,” the company said in a statement as quoted by Le Monde.

According to Le Monde, the company admitted that its business unit in Syria, which had belonged to Lafarge before its merger, “transferred money to third parties to reach agreements with some of the armed groups, one third of whom are outlawed.”