Article (23) Whoever of the perpetrators took initiative to notify the public authorities before the execution of the crime begins shall be exempted from the penalties stipulated in this law. The court may mitigate the penalty if the notification is made after the completion of the crime and before the investigation begins, and may also do so if the perpetrator enables the authorities during the course of investigations to arrest other perpetrators of that crime or the perpetrators of another crime similar in type and danger. Article (24) The court shall rule the confiscation of seized property, weapons, instruments, equipment and documents which were used or prepared to be used in any of the crimes subject to the provisions of this law or derived from it, with observance to the rights of other bona fide parties. Article (24)- bis Annulled7 Article (25) Provisions with respect to the lapse of the criminal proceeding and the lapse of the penalty according to the period stipulated under the Criminal Procedures Law or any other law shall not be applicable to the crimes stipulated in this Law. Article (26) A prosecution shall be established called "The Prosecution of Terrorist Crimes" whose members are appointed by a Royal Order upon the presentation of the Attorney General. This Prosecution is competent to investigate the crimes stipulated in this law, and may issue a detention order in such crimes by the Advocate General or the Acting Advocate General for a period or consecutive periods of not more than six months in total. 8 Article (27) The Investigation Officer may, if adequate evidences are available to substantiate the accusation of a given person of committing any of the crimes stipulated in this law, hold the accused for a period not exceeding twenty-eight days. 7 Annulled by the Decree-Law No. (16) of 2019 with respect to amending certain provisions of the Bahraini Nationality Act of 1963. 8 Amended by Legislative Decree No.(68) of2014.