2. Whoever under article 115(2) of the penal code (serious rioting) or of article 125(2) of the penal code (serious disturbance of the peace) commits the act with arms or cooperates consciously and intentionally with an armed person.

3. Anyone who deprives a person of his liberty under article 239 of the penal code with the intention of making use of the person deprived of his liberty as a hostage in the political struggle.

Article 6

This decree comes into force on the day of its promulgation.

Berlin, 28 February 1933

The Reich President

von Hindenburg

The Reich Chancellor

Adolf Hitler

The Reich Minister of the Interior