Special Security Response Team
Special Security Response Team | |
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特別機動警備隊 | |
Active | 2019–present |
Country | Japan |
Branch | Correction Bureau (Ministry of Justice) |
Type | Emergency service unit |
Headquarters | Tokyo Detention House |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Hiromichi Ouchi |
The Special Security Response Team[1][a] (特別機動警備隊, Tokubetsu kidō keibitai) is an emergency service unit placed under the Japanese Ministry of Justice's Correction Bureau. It is based at the Tokyo Detention House.[3]
According to Norio Saeki, Director of the Correction Bureau, SeRT is tasked to handle anti-riot and disaster operations at CB-manned facilities without diverting manpower from various police or fire departments.[4]
Captain Hiromichi Ouchi is the SeRT's current commanding officer.[1] Captain Shinjiro Nagase is the SeRT Deputy Captain.[5]
History
The SeRT was established on April 1, 2019, at the grounds of the Tokyo Detention House.[1] On June 3, 2019, the unit was awarded the commander's flag by Ministry of Justice Takashi Yamashita.[6] The SeRT allowed the Correction Bureau to have a full-time anti-riot response unit as the CB formerly used temporary anti-riot teams consisting of CB guards[6] and to ensure security of CB-manned correctional facilities.[7]
In the aftermath of the 2021 Atami landslide, a humanitarian operation was underway in Atami, Shizuoka.[8] 19 officers were dispatched to work with Atami City officials and the Atami Police Station on July 18 to provide support in traffic duties and protection of restricted areas.[1][9] After Typhoon Hagibis made landfall at Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture,[10] 13 SeRT officers were deployed to Suzaka, Nagano to provide assistance for waste disposal and provide facility security from October 19 to 23.[1][11] From October 23, 14 SeRT officers were deployed to the city up to October 27.[11]
On December 2, 2021, SeRT has publicly shown a Mazda CX-8 that would serve as a commander vehicle, equipped with red emergency lights, front sensor, radio and loudspeaker microphone.[5] It was previously delivered to the Ministry of Justice in November 2021.[5]
Organization
SeRT is composed of 56 officers, including the captain in charge.[7][12]
Tasks
SeRT is tasked with the following responsibilities:[1]
- Riots and other serious incidents such as prison breaks and attacks inside prisons, detention centers and juvenile training schools.
- Anti-terrorist operations against prisons, detention centers and juvenile training schools.
- Dispatch to disaster areas for humanitarian operations, including operation of emergency shelters.
- Conduct disaster relief operations in correctional facilities after a tsunami or an earthquake under scale intensity of six or higher.[7]
Mazda CX-8 as a Commander's vehicle
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e f "特別機動警備隊" (in Japanese). Japanese Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ "看守が機動警備隊に転身 訓練を初公開 法務省" (in Japanese). TBS News. 2022-01-13. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ "特別警備隊長旗を授与 法務省、災害や暴動に対応". Nikkei. 2019-06-03. Archived from the original on 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ "法務省矯正局の特別機動警備隊「SeRT」訓練を初公開" (in Japanese). Fukushima Broadcasting. 2022-01-13. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ a b c "マツダ、法務省 特別機動警備隊「SeRT」指揮官車として納入した「CX-8」公開" (in Japanese). Car Watch. 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ a b "「法務省矯正局特別機動警備隊」の発足に伴い,山下法務大臣から特別機動警備隊隊長に対し,「指揮官旗」が授与されました。(令和元年6月3日(月))" (in Japanese). Japanese Ministry of Justice.
- ^ a b c "法務省が特別機動警備隊 災害や暴動、テロに対応" (in Japanese). Nikkei. 2019-05-12. Archived from the original on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ "Japan landslide: 20 people missing in Atami city". BBC. 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ "法務省が特別警備隊派遣 交通規制を支援―熱海土砂災害" (in Japanese). Jiji. 2021-07-20. Archived from the original on 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ "Japan Typhoon 19 / Typhoon Hagibis: Situation Report 1 – period covered: October 12-14, 2019". OCHA Services. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ a b "記者が行く!~法務省矯正局特別機動警備隊が被災地での支援に当たりました~" (in Japanese). Japanese Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ "特別機動警備隊(Special Security Readiness Team 略称「SeRT」)によるワークショップ" (in Japanese). Japanese Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
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