Principal Roles
- Protecting endangered witnesses
- Resolving siege and hostage situations, as well as armed offender situations
- Providing a negotiation service in high risk and critical situations
- Undertaking searches of premises in high risk situations
- The arrest of armed and dangerous offenders
- Escorting and securing dangerous prisoners in high risk situations
- Providing support services for major operations
- Escorting and protecting VIPs and other at risk or important persons
- Bomb disposal operations
The SOG also provides specialist assistance in performing tasks which are beyond the scope of operational police. Some of these tasks may require specialist equipment or expertise in certain areas. An example of such assistance can be seen recently with the SOGs attendance to assist detectives at a shooting involving Macchour Chaouk.
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