Tesla leak: Australian judge refuses carmaker’s ‘draconian’ request for arrest warrant

Company sought arrest warrant for Keith ‘Keef’ Leech after he allegedly posted links to confidential documents on social media in defiance of court order

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Tesla has been slammed by an Australian federal court judge for seeking a “draconian” order for an arrest warrant against a man who allegedly posted confidential internal documents from the electric car maker on social media sites in defiance of a court order.

Keith “Keef” Leech was ordered by the court on 8 January to delete all records he held of any documents obtained from the Tesla whistleblower Lukasz Krupski related to Tesla cars.

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