Angola is asking a French court to stop an arms trafficking trail because the case would harm the national security of the country.

From the AP (via IHT):

A lawyer representing Angola, Francis Teitgen, argued that the investigation jeopardized the African country’s defense secrets and that letting this information emerge in a public trial would be an attack “on Angola’s sovereignty.”

He said the massive case file included classified details on Angolan military procurements, sensitive diplomatic correspondence, and government banking information.

“We must apply to Angola the same treatment that France applies to its own (classified) documents,” he argued.

Neither Angola nor any of its citizens is a party to the case. However, the 468-page indictment describes several alleged transactions involving Angolan President Eduardo dos Santos and other Angolan officials.