BNP Paribas disputes US court verdict over role in Sudan atrocities

France’s biggest bank BNP Paribas on Tuesday said it was disputing a United States court ruling in a Sudan-related litigation and that it believed the verdict will be overturned on appeal.

A New York federal jury last week found the bank helped the government of former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir commit genocide.

The court ordered BNP Paribas to pay close to $21 million to three plaintiffs.

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