Japan intends to allow the SDF to the pirate ship fired a warning not to listen to (Figure)
Date:2011-09-02Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
Data Figure: Japan Maritime Self Defense Force” high waves “ripple DD113 destroyer will go to Somali waters to combat piracy
Japanese government has been intensively discussed in the time to send SDF overseas possible anti-piracy “measures pirates new bill,” the basic outline has been determined. New bill would allow the SDF to obey warning shots still are not civilian ships to the pirate ship hull near the fire. This is the first time the Japanese government to allow the SDF activities overseas refuge in self-defense and emergency situations can be used outside of weapons.
addition, the bill also provides that foreign ships are to protect Japanese Self-Defense Forces within the scope of the object, and allows the SDF to perform the same task in other countries to combat pirate ships for oil and water paid.
Japanese media reported yesterday that the research strategies of the Somali pirates a special group of Japan’s ruling Congress held 25 meetings in the morning and reviewed the summary of the bill. Base on the use of weapons, Act and maritime guard actions, the reference to follow the principle of self-defense and emergency shelter, “the police officer job enforcing the law,” Article VII, and will not significantly relax the weapons restrictions. However, another bill also provides that, “Since piracy is a very bad crime, so even in self-defense as the urgency of the stage as if close to the civilian merchant ship of pirates is not stopping to listen to the SDF command and firing warning, continue to civil vessels close to the case, then the same to allow the SDF to the pirate ship opened fire. “
So far, Japan’s SDF dispatch overseas in self-defense only allowed to use weapons and emergency evacuation. Based on “New Anti-Terrorism Special Measures Law” were dispatched to waters off Somalia’s Maritime Self Defense Force warships fired in self-defense is also allowed outside of the hull. The bill on piracy countermeasures to the pirate ship firing can actually relax the terms of the SDF overseas activities to date applicable to the use of weapons base.
provisions are unconstitutional for the suspects questioned, the Japanese Cabinet Mouguan housing officials claim that “we define the police response to pirate activities, and so far the SDF overseas dispatch of the weapons are completely different, so does not cause changes in interpretation of the Constitution. “Wangguo Pei
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