Lafarge can be charged with 'complicity in crimes against humanity' over Syria plant, French court says

An exterior view of the Lafarge Cement plant, owned by LafargeHolcim, in the central England village of Cauldon, Britain, September 17, 2021. REUTERS/John Geddie/ File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - France's highest court on Tuesday rejected a request by French cement maker Lafarge to dismiss charges of complicity in crimes against humanity as part of an investigation over how it kept its factory running in Syria after war broke out in 2011.

The ruling, which upheld an earlier decision by a lower court, means the probe into the company's criminal liability on the grounds of the highly symbolic crimes against humanity charges can continue.