Former Prime Minister Abe was shot dead during his speech, and U.S. VIP guard experts should have treated him as a suspicious person when the suspect was standing behind him, as well as the first launch. He also points out that the protection of the former Prime Minister should have been prioritized.
Charles Marino, who has been in the secret service for 20 years to protect the president and other important people in the United States and has been involved in the protection of President Clinton, President Bush, and President Obama at that time, said on the 12th, NHK I accepted the interview.
In this, Mr. Marino said, "Several people, including the suspect, were standing behind the former Prime Minister with bags, etc., and it seems that the scene was crowded. The suspect was carrying luggage. Despite this, he was not stopped or instructed to evict, "he said, pointing out that he should have been treated as a suspicious person when the suspect was behind him.
In addition, Mr. Marino pointed out that the response after the first launch was not able to react instantly and evacuate the former Prime Minister, and many went toward the suspect. In such cases, the guarded person should first be directed to as many personnel as possible and the attackers should be dealt with by a minimum number of people, because the primary purpose of guarding is to protect the former Prime Minister. That's why. "
"This time, it seems that the guards did not always have a clear idea of their responsibilities, so the majority may have instinctively turned to the suspect." increase.
In this regard, Marino said, "When you hear a gunshot, human instinct tries to escape, but when guarding, you have to do the opposite and protect the guarded person. In secret service I try to keep my body memorizing the reaction by repeating the response training many times. Such training is very important. "