XI
Poles and Jews neither can file private suits nor bring about action as coplaintiffs.
XII
The proceedings are conducted by court and public prosecutor on the basis of the German law for penal procedure in full accordance with their sense of duty. They may deviate from the regulations given in the law about the constitution of courts and in the legal principles for Reich penal proceedings, in all cases where it seems practical for the carrying through of the proceedings rapidly and energetically.
3. Civilian Court Martial Proceedings
XIII
As far as the Incorporated Eastern Territories are concerned, the Reichsstatthalter (Oberpraesident), with the consent of the Reich Minister of the Interior and the Reich Minister of Justice, for the area under his jurisdiction or single parts of it, may order that Poles and Jews be sentenced, until further notice, by a civilian court martial. This will take place in cases of serious violence committed against Germans as well as on account of other crimes which seriously endanger the German construction work.
As sentence, sentence of death will be imposed by the civilian court martial. The civilian court martial may also refrain from punishment and may instead pronounce transfer to the Secret State Police.
All details regarding the members of the civilian courts martial and their procedure will be settled by the Reichsstatthalter (Oberpraesident), with the consent of the Reich Minister of the Interior.
4. Extent of the Area of Jurisdiction