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 | Nobuteru Suzuki[1] |
The Special Security Response Team[2][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.[4]
According to Norio Saeki, Director of the Correction Bureau, SeRT is tasked to handle anti-riot and disaster operations at CB-staffed facilities without diverting manpower from various police or fire departments.[5]
Captain Hiromichi Ouchi is the SeRT's commanding officer when the unit was founded.[2] Captain Shinjiro Nagase was the SeRT Deputy Captain.[6]
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