In the case where former Prime Minister Abe was shot dead during a speech in Nara City, a police officer who was guarding was distracted by a man who pushed a trolley right behind the former Prime Minister and crossed, and did not notice the suspect approaching diagonally from behind I learned from an interview with the police authorities.
The National Police Agency plans to review the security of VIPs after clarifying problems such as insufficient security behind them and the inability to prevent attacks.
It has been 15 days since the death of former Prime Minister Abe, who was giving a speech in Nara City, on the 8th of this month.
Police have arrested and investigated the unemployed Tetsuya Yamagami (41), who lives in Nara City, on suspicion of murder, while verifying the security at the time when the attacked suspect could not be stopped.
According to police officials, at that time, four police officers, including one SP from the Metropolitan Police Department, were on guard near former Prime Minister Abe, and one of them was guarding behind the former Prime Minister.
However, just before the incident, the police officer who was in charge of the rear was distracted by the appearance of a man pushing a dolly and crossing directly behind the former Prime Minister, and he was chasing with his eyes, so Yamagami was approaching from diagonally behind. I didn't notice it.
On the other hand, another police officer was guarding the sidewalk where Yamagami was initially standing, but he was wary of looking over the entire venue, so he noticed that he went out on the road and started walking. did not.
The National Police Agency plans to review the security of VIPs, such as the security system and placement, after clarifying the problems at that time, such as the fact that the security behind them was insufficient and the attack could not be prevented.
Security situation at the time of the incident
The security situation at the time of the incident was clarified by interviewing police authorities.
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Former Prime Minister Abe rushed to the support speech of the candidate for the Upper House election two days after the vote.
He stood at the intersection in front of Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara City with his candidates.
This place was surrounded by guardrails and was guarded by four police officers, including one SP from the Metropolitan Police Department.
Of these, SP is wary of many audiences ahead while watching the former Prime Minister.
Also, two police officers were watching the audience in the same direction as the former Prime Minister's eyes.
Three of the four people by the side guarded mainly in front of the venue, and the remaining one police officer was mainly in charge of guarding behind the former Prime Minister.
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Around 11:30 am, former Prime Minister Abe begins his speech.
Soon after, Yamagami, who was standing on the sidewalk diagonally behind, went out onto the road and started walking.
At this time, there was another move.
It was confirmed that a man pushed a dolly and crossed right behind the former Prime Minister.
The police officer who was in charge of the rear was distracted by this man and said he was chasing him with his eyes.
Meanwhile, another police officer was guarding the sidewalk on which Yamagami was initially standing.
However, he was wary of looking over the entire venue, so he was unaware that the suspect had stepped out onto the road.
In addition, none of the police officers were on the inside of the guardrail and on the outside roadway.
In this way, Yamagami gradually approached without anyone noticing the suspicious movement.
The first launch was made at a distance of approximately 7 meters from the former Prime Minister.
<Post-launch response> After the
first launch, two police officers, who were mainly guarding the front, tried to protect the former Prime Minister by putting out a protective plate.
On the other hand, the SP stood at a distance from the former Prime Minister, so he could not take any action to cover the former Prime Minister or make him take a low position.
About 2 seconds later.
Yamagami further reduced the distance by about 2 meters and launched the second shot.
Two police officers in charge of SP and rear guard arrested the suspect, but police officials say the second launch was fatal to the former Prime Minister.
▽ Rear alert and ▽ Response after the first launch that emerged as a problem of this security.
Verification is required to prevent the same situation from repeating.
Former police chief "There were various problems with complete failure"
He has been involved in the security department for about 20 years, including serving as the chief of the National Police Agency's security bureau. The mission of protecting lives and personality could not be fulfilled at all, it was a complete failure, and there were various problems. "
First, I mentioned the selection of the place where the speech was given as a problem.
* Former police chief Takahashi said, "I felt very uncomfortable. The scene is exposed to the surroundings 360 degrees and there is a road right behind the speech stand. There is a risk of being attacked by a car." He pointed out that it was necessary to take measures to narrow the range of caution, such as installing a board behind.
On top of that, "In the wake of the incident, when making street speeches all over the country, we should thoroughly check whether it is really safe. Not only the police, but also politicians and political party branches should agree and review each other. Is necessary, "he said, stating that the National Police Agency should set certain standards for police in each prefecture.
Next, he said there was a problem with the placement of police officers.
The suspect walked on the road from diagonally behind former Prime Minister Abe and approached, saying, "As far as I can see the video, there are few police officers who are watching the back. I think it was full of gaps. If police officers were standing not only on the inside of the guard rail that the Prime Minister was giving, but also on the outside and on the side of the roadway, he could rush immediately without crossing the guard rail, and that kind of positioning and posture was necessary. " doing.
He also points out problems with the response of police officers.
* Former police chief Takahashi said, "The suspect is completely suspicious when he gets out of the sidewalk and must be stopped. The biggest challenge is that he couldn't do that."
And, regarding the movement immediately after the suspect fired the first time, "SP has a role to live and protect the guarded person and must be closest, but he was not seen in the immediate vicinity. If so, I think we could have taken actions such as having the former Prime Minister lie down, "he said, saying that the response should be verified.
A number of issues that emerge.
On the other hand, unlike the times when the security struggle and the student movement were fierce, the police need to be flexible in their security.
* Former police chief Takahashi said, "Although the number of demonstrations is decreasing, on the contrary, it is an era to protect important people and facilities from invisible enemies such as terrorism and suspects in this case. The security method has changed and we are entering a difficult era. I want you to thoroughly identify and verify the problems, and make the necessary things possible so that the site can proceed with the work firmly. "
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