Situations where guards are allowed to shoot from July 1
Guards were allowed to open fire to neutralize any direct attack on the target being protected.
The Law on Security Guards, which took effect on July 1, has a new article dedicated to regulating the principles and cases in which shooting is permitted.
Accordingly, security officers and soldiers are allowed to shoot in the following situations:
- Warn people about intruding into the area, target guard.
- Shooting at people who were breaking into the area, the target of the security guard, after giving orders to stop and firing into the air but to no avail.
- In case of direct attack on the guard or guard officers and soldiers on duty.
- Other cases of shooting as prescribed in the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Supporting Tools.
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Motorbike convoy escorts international guests at Noi Bai airport. Photo: tGuard Command data. |
TIn urgent cases, to ensure absolute safety for the guarded subjects, guard officers and soldiers are allowed to mobilize people, means of communication, means of transport, other means and the people using and controlling those means (except in cases where the means belong to diplomatic missions, consular offices, representative offices of international organizations...).
Guard officers and soldiers who mobilize people and vehicles are responsible for returning the vehicles immediately after the emergency ends. If the mobilized person suffers damage while performing the task, he/she shall enjoy the prescribed regime and policies; if the mobilized vehicle is lost or damaged, the agency with the mobilized officers and soldiers must compensate according to the provisions of law.
What targets do guards protect?
The guard force consists ofguard of the Guard Command of the Ministry of Public Security;officers and soldiers of the Military Security Department under the Ministry of National Defense.
This force is responsible for protecting nPeople holding high-ranking positions and titles of the Party, State, and Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front include:General Secretary;President;Chairman of the National Assembly;Prime minister;Member of the Politburo;Central Party Secretary...
Protect key areas such as:Central Party working area;working area of the President;working area of the National Assembly;Government working area; lPresident Ho Chi Minh's Palace; Ba Dinh Square, the session of the National Assembly...
