In response to the shooting incident of former Prime Minister Abe, the National Police Agency will reorganize the security department and establish a new section next month to specialize in guarding VIPs.
Following the incident in which former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed during a speech, the National Police Agency plans to fundamentally review the operation of guarding dignitaries, which has been left to prefectural police.
With regard to the escort and security plan for VIPs, the local police should revise the operation of the plan, and the National Police Agency should be actively involved in collecting and analyzing information, evaluating the degree of danger, and reviewing the plan. However, it became necessary to increase the number of personnel in charge.
For this reason, the National Police Agency has reorganized its security division, making the department in charge of guarding dignitaries, which was part of the 1st Security Section, independent from the 2nd Security Section, which is responsible for guarding the imperial family. will be newly installed.
The former Security Section 2 will be renamed Security Section 3, and will continue to be in charge of disaster countermeasures.
In the new Security Section 2, the number of personnel in charge of guarding VIPs has tripled, and in addition to creating guard and security plans, equipment and materials such as drones and bulletproof glass will be enhanced, and guards from all over the country will be assigned. We will also strengthen the system by working on educational training for