Ponos summoned to UKP over sound-cannon claims
Srbija centar leader Zdravko Ponos completed an informational interview at the Criminal Police Directorate on July 1 over his posts about the alleged use of a sound cannon at the March 15, 2025 protest. Afterward he told N1 he was asked about his motives for posting, the basis for his conclusion, and communication with Aleksandar Radic; Danas carried his intimidation framing, while Kurir and Novosti presented the prosecution line on checking the origin of the claims.
What matters
Reason for the summons
N1's later report links the interview to Ponos's March 15, 2025 X post about the alleged use of a sound cannon.
Ponos's position
Before entering UKP, he said he had not invoked immunity and described the summons as an attempt to intimidate citizens.
What was asked
Ponos told N1 he was asked about the motives for the tweet, the basis for his conclusion, and communication with military analyst Aleksandar Radic.
Breakdown by publication
How sources frame this story
Mobile shows the first 3; the full breakdown is available on desktop.
What Ponos was asked at UKP
N1 writes after Ponos's UKP interview that the prosecution links the informational interview to his X post on the evening of March 15, 2025 about the alleged use of a sound cannon against protesters. Ponos told N1 he explained his conclusion through three bases: what he saw in a television report, his professional assessment, and information that police had such devices. He also said he was asked about communication with military analyst Aleksandar Radic, that the interview was professional, but that the official note, in his words, appeared on Informer within 10 minutes.
Ponos before entering UKP: the interview summons is intimidation
Danas writes that before entering UKP, Ponos said the summons is a continuation of intimidation over the sound-cannon issue and an attempt by the authorities to wash themselves of what, in his view, they obviously did. He said he received the summons early in the morning after returning from a trip, did not invoke immunity, and believes European actors should pay attention to what is happening in Serbia.
Zdravko Ponos arrives for questioning with three lawyers
Kurir writes that Ponos was summoned for an informational interview as the person who posted on X on March 15, 2025 about the use of a sound cannon. The outlet relays the prosecution line: he should answer where he got the information, why he made it public, and for what purpose. Kurir also recalls the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade statement of June 19 about checking an organized action and media spread of the sound-cannon claims.
Ponos served a summons for an informational interview
Novosti writes that police, on the order of the High-Tech Crime Department of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade, served Ponos a summons over his posts about the use of a sound cannon at the March 15, 2025 protest. The article says state bodies denied using such a device and cites the prosecution's June 19 thesis about a planned action involving simulation and media spin.
Overall takeaway
All sources agree Ponos's interview is tied to the sound-cannon posts; after the interview, the main new fact is the questions about motives, basis for the conclusion, and contacts with Radic, while interpretations of the procedure differ.
