Thabo Mpaka is a well-known criminal attorney. He is currently representing John Dube, a shebeen owner who has been arrested for the murder of one of his business rivals. During one of their consultations, John informs Thabo that he (John) had bribed a police officer to steal the murder weapon and the police docket that contains the evidence against him. Explain the principle of "privileged information" and motivate whether the above conversation would be protected by this principle.