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,