investigation of a contravention or possible contravention of the law, or the prosecution of alleged offenders; and when the disclosure of such information would be likely to prejudice the effectiveness of those methods, techniques, procedures or guidelines or lead to the circumvention of the law or facilitate the commission of an offence. 2/ A public relation officer may refuse a request for information relating to an alleged offender whose prosecution is under preparation or even though the preparation is completed the prosecution is not yet instituted or whose prosecution is pending and the disclosure or assuring the existence or non existence of the requested information would instituted likely to: a) impede the prosecution; b) result in a miscarriage of justice; or c) prejudice or impair the fairness or impartiality of a trial. 3/ The public relation officer may not refuse a request to access a record under this Article insofar as it contains information about the general condition of detention of persons in custody. 22. Protection of Records Privileged From Production in Legal Proceedings The public relation officer shall refuse a request for access to a record of the public body if the record is privileged from production in legal proceedings unless the person entitled to the privilege has waived the privilege. 23/ Defense, Security and International Relation; 1/The public relation officer may refuse a request to access information or a request to conform the existence or non existence of an information, if the disclosure or confirmation of the requested information would be likely to cause prejudice to the security, defense and international relations of the country. 2/Without prejudice to the provisions of sub article (1) of this Article, the information provided under the same sub article includes information: a)relating to military operation, exercises, military tactics or strategy undertaken in preparation of hostilities or in connection with the detection, prevention, suppression or curtailment of subversive or hostile activities. b) relating to the quantity, characteristics, opacity, power, vulnerabilities or function or capability or deployment or utility of weapons or any other equipment used for the detecting,