HOSTAGE
TAKING and the use of FORCE
(Code BLACK)
Hostage
taking situations, whether limited in scope or mass hostage taking has the
element of surprise, force, and violence by the hostage takers.
Considering
the time and space needed to act in this kind of situation, the Police will not
be able to react on time and to cover the distance to prevent or stop the
hostage taking to occur.
1. Campus
Lockdown
2. RAID-QRF
engagement to prevent the hostile elements from achieving their objectives.
3. Immediate
information must be relayed to Police, Military and other law enforcement
agencies. USO/Administrator / UNSC / PMT / President / Head of Office, or any
member of the ADZU community can make the Emergency Call to 117 or 166
4. The RAID-QRF
team has a mandate to protect life and property, hence, will do everything in
its capacity to prevent its occurrence.
Under any circumstance, the use of force, including firearms is
justifiable only by virtue of the Doctrine of Self-Defense. When all peaceful
and non-violent means have been exhausted, the use of Force will be applied
including firearms especially in the protection of LIFE. This will give the Police enough lead time to
react to the situation and to send reinforcements.
5. Proper
engagement will be used to influence or warn offenders / suspects to stop and
peacefully give up. Force on Force principle will be applied.
6. When
in imminent danger, only reasonable force must be applied and sufficient enough
to subdue the offender or intruder with the end in view of preventing or
stopping the violence.
7. In
cases of actual shoot-out, indiscriminate firing will be avoided. The USO shall
exercise full control and will fire only when necessary especially in the
protection of life.
8. Immediate
removal of the casualty shall be done by the proper law enforcement agency /
Police.
9.
Official Police and internal ADZU
investigation will immediately be done.
IN
CASE OF INTRUDERS
(Code BLACK)
1. The
ADZU community in principle must report all intrusions to any security
personnel, PNP or the University Security Office.
2. Intruders
when caught, will be temporarily handcuffed, detained and investigated by the
USO and turned over to the Police.
3. Persons
to be arrested shall not be subject to any greater restrain than is necessary
for his detention.
4. Spot
reports will be required to log important information for possible filing of
charges in court or for police information and coordination.
