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Court partially restores security clearance to Naval Group engineer accused of Russian links

A weapons engineer at France's Naval Group has had his ‘secret’ security clearance reinstated following a recent ruling by the administrative court in Nantes.
A weapons engineer at France's Naval Group has had his ‘secret’ security clearance reinstated following a recent ruling by the administrative court in Nantes. © Simon Torlotin/Ouest-France/Pool/MaxPPP
An elite-trained weapons engineer at the French naval defence group had his access to "secret" and "highly secret" documents revoked in 2023, following an official accusation of "close links with the Russian-speaking world". An administrative court has restored one level of clearance. [...]
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