. NMT04-F027
Volume IV · Page XXVII
| Article XIII |
| The Secretary General shall be appointed by the Military Governor and shall organize and direct the work of the Secretariat. He shall be subject to the supervision of the members of the tribunals, except that when at least three tribunals shall be functioning, the presiding judges of the several tribunals may form the supervisory committee. |
| Article XIV |
| The Secretariat shall: (a) Be responsible for the administrative and supply needs of the Secretariat and of the several tribunals. (b) Receive all documents addressed to tribunals. (c) Prepare and recommend uniform rules of procedure, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance. (d) Secure such information for the tribunals as may be needed for the approval or appointment of defense counsel. (e) Serve as liaison between the prosecution and defense counsel. (f) Arrange for aid to be given defendants and the prosecution in obtaining production of witnesses or evidence as authorized by the tribunals. (g) Be responsible for the preparation of the records of the proceedings before the tribunals. (h) Provide the necessary clerical, reporting and interpretative services to the tribunals and its members, and perform such other duties as may be required for the efficient conduct of the proceedings before the tribunals, or as may be requested by any of the tribunals. |
| Article XV |
| The judgments of the tribunals as to the guilt or the innocence of any defendant shall give the reasons on which they are based and shall be final and not subject to review. The sentences imposed may be subject to review as provided in Article XVII, infra. |
| Article XVI |
| The tribunal shall have the right to impose upon the defendant, upon conviction, such punishment as shall be determined by the tribunal to be just, which may consist of one or more of the penalties provided in Article II, Section 3 of Control Council Law No. 10. |
| Article XVII |
| (a) Except as provided in (b)
infra, the record of each case shall be forwarded to the Military
Governor who shall have the power to mitigate, reduce or otherwise alter the
sentence imposed by the tribunal, but may not increase the severity
thereof. (b) In cases tried before tribunals authorized by Article II (c), the sentence shall be reviewed jointly by the zone commanders of the nations involved, who may mitigate, reduce or otherwise alter the sentence by majority vote, but may not increase the severity thereof. If only two nations are represented, the sentence may be altered only by the consent of both zone commanders. |
| Article XVIII |
| No sentence of death shall be carried into execution unless and until confirmed in writing by the Military Governor. In accordance with Article III, Section 6 of Law No. 10, execution of the death sentence may be deferred |
