Training for young police officers dispatched to the Metropolitan Police Department from police departments across the country was held in Koto Ward, Tokyo, in order to improve their expertise in guarding VIPs.
As the system is being strengthened following the incident in which former Prime Minister Abe was shot during an election speech, police officers will be involved in guarding key figures in the unified local elections this spring.
About 30 young police officers from all over the country who participated in the training held in Yumenoshima, Koto Ward, were dispatched to the Metropolitan Police Department for one year from spring last year for training in protecting VIPs.
In the training, we confirmed the movement of knocking down a knife with a protective board against a man who was violent with a knife and suppressing his arm by suppressing it.
In response to the incident in which former Prime Minister Abe was shot during an election speech last year, the number of dispatches has been expanded from once a year to twice a year in order to improve the expertise of police officers who have little experience in guarding dignitaries. , The police officers who have completed the training are expected to be involved in security at the unified local elections this spring and the G7 Hiroshima Summit.
Assistant Inspector Seiya Sudo of the Yamaguchi Prefectural Police said, "I would like to make use of my valuable experience in the field, work to strengthen security, and prevent all illegal acts."
In response to the shooting incident, the Metropolitan Police Department increased the number of SPs by about 50, strengthening the system to more than 300 people. I would like to try to be able to respond to this," he said.