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 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 of the guard.
- Shooting at people who were breaking into the guarded area or target, after giving orders to stop and firing into the air but to no avail.
- Neutralize the case of direct attack on the guard or the guard officers and soldiers performing their duties.
- 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 for the cases where the means belong to diplomatic missions, consular agencies, representative agencies of international organizations...).
Guard officers and soldiers who mobilize people and vehicles are responsible for returning the vehicles immediately after the emergency ends. If a mobilized person suffers damage while performing a task, he or she will be entitled to the prescribed regime and policies; if a 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 n.People 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;President's working area;working area of the National Assembly;Government working area; lPresident Ho Chi Minh's Palace; Ba Dinh Square, session of the National Assembly...
