Par. 4.
1. During the trial the court must do officially everything that is necessary to discover the truth. If necessary, the accused is to be tried with the assistance of an interpreter.
2. The names of the judges and of the accused, the evidences on which the sentence is based, furthermore the crime, the sentence including a brief justification, as well as the day of the sentencing are to be recorded.
3. Otherwise the courts-martial determines its proceeding according to its dutiful judgment.
Par. 5.
1. The decisions of the courts-martial are not legally contestable.
2. The sentences of the courts-martial are subject to a reexamination which leads to confirmation or voiding.
3. The confirmation makes the sentence lawful and executable.
Par. 6.
The right of confirmation or voiding of the courts-martial sentences is mine and, on my orders, that of the higher SS and police officer.