paris french cement group lafarge pay close 13 million euros 15.2 million arm group include islamic state militants keep operate syria 2011-2015 human right lawyers say tuesday speak news conference course french prosecutors preliminary inquiry lafarge operations launch june suspicion finance terrorist enterprise lawyers right group sherpa say large part money go directly indirectly pocket islamic state payments last well closure lafarge jalabiya plant september 2014. cite figure pinpoint prosecutors examine lafarge activities syria throes civil war since 2011 draw internal report u.s. law firm baker mckenzie lafarge part inquiry precise figure retain 12,946,000 euros pay lafarge 2011 2015 terrorist organizations include islamic state sherpa lawyer marie dose say lafarge become lafargeholcim world large cement maker 2015 takeover swiss holcim former lafargeholcim ceo eric olsen resign april company admit pay arm group keep factory operate syria lawyer say olsen appeal put investigation sherpa human right group france well french finance ministry file suit lafarge sherpa want company place formal criminal investigation like olsen also accuse lafarge cooperate authorities try hide important elements investigation lafargeholcim spokeswoman tuesday reject accusations would comment 13-million-euro figure lafargeholcim fully cooperate justice authorities thousands document give group magistrates seize search say strongly contest company try way limit right employees former employees defend ... limit capacity cooperate judicial inquiry add place formal investigation france mean prosecutors believe serious consistent evidence could result prosecution step toward possible trial though investigation still drop last friday paris prosecutor also place olsen predecessor ceo bruno lafont ex-deputy operations formal investigation part inquiry lafarge activities syria two men lawyers say lafarge pay 13 million euros arm group keep operate syria right group