@cesarnc, thanks.
I'm hoping the report will clear up the question of how they got the information that the plane was in 'hard turbulence'. If it was via ATC, then they must have been in turbulence a bit before 02.00, I think? If it was via ACARS, should that have been part of the ACARS report that was leaked, or do pilot-entered transmissions get dealt with differently? If it was, in fact, an AF department informing the crew of 'hard turbulence' ahead, wouldn't AF have expected them to change course to avoid?
[Edited to correct time.]