Upon demand of the general prosecutor, the president of the court of appeal, by calling in two judges as advisers, can also commute the sentence in free procedure himself.
V
The court to which the president of the court of appeal has passed on the case will, with the aid of the prosecutor, decide by writ or judgment in a proceeding that will be freely determined by itself.
VI
In case of urgent reasons dictated by public interest, the Reich Minister of Justice can pass a pending trial on to another court within his jurisdiction.
VII
The Reich Minister of Justice, in accordance with the Reich Minister and chief of the Reich Chancellery and the head of the Party Chancellery, is entitled to issue instructions for the execution of this decree.
1942
The Fuehrer
The Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery