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French shipbuilder DCNS hails Australian court decision on data leak

Xinhua, September 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

French shipbuilder DCNS on Thursday welcomed Australian court decision that prevented "The Australian" newspaper from publishing leaked data on the Indian Scorpene submarines.

"The Supreme Court of the State of New South Wales (Australia) confirmed today the preliminary decision it had rendered on Monday, August 29, 2016 against The Australian," DCNS said in a statement.

"The Australian newspaper, which has already withdrawn, after this first decision, the documents published on its website, will provide DCNS with all the documents in its possession and is prohibited from publishing any additional document," it added.

Last week, "The Australian" uploaded data pertaining to the Indian Scorpene submarines. The data leak of more than 22,000 classified pages revealed detailed information about the combat capabilities and operating instructions of underwater warfare system of the six Scorpene submarines sold to India by DCNS.

The submarines are being built and integrated at Mazagon Docks Ltd. in Mumbai in India's western state of Maharashtra, with the technological and financial support of DCNS.

So far, it is unclear whether the leak occurred in India or in France and how the Australian media obtained the confidential documents. Endit