Published: June 25, 2026 at 08:08 AM
Updated: June 25, 2026 at 08:08 AM
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Sound-cannon case: Dacic says LRAD exists but denies any use
On June 25, the dispute shifted to what Ivica Dacic's LRAD statements mean: the minister says the devices exist but were never used in Serbia, either as a powerful megaphone or as a dispersal sound. At the same time, Momir Stojanovic, a former VBA director, argues that summonses, searches, and forensic checks of Aleksandar Radic's equipment show misuse of military structures and an attempt by the authorities to protect themselves after the March 15, 2025 events.
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Danas
Dacic: Claims that I admitted use of a sound cannon are a brutal misuse
(Dačić: Tvrdnje da sam priznao upotrebu zvučnog topa predstavljaju brutalnu zloupotrebu)
Danas carries Interior Minister Ivica Dacic's written statement from late June 24: he says Aleksandar Radic brutally misused his argument with the British foreign minister about Western double standards and LRAD devices. Dacic says LRAD is made in the United States and used by police and security bodies in more than 100 countries, but becomes controversial only when Serbia has such devices. According to him, LRAD has two modes: a powerful megaphone that may legally be used for long-range warnings and for which a warning was prepared from a vehicle in front of parliament, and sound effects for dispersing demonstrators faster; he insists the devices in Serbia were never used in either mode and says U.S. LRAD manufacturers confirmed that.
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Coverage: Novi Sad / City services, Transport, Urbanism, Environment, Civic initiatives
Former VBA director: Three reasons the authorities are launching the sound-cannon procedure
(Bivši direktor VBA: Tri razloga zašto vlast pokreće postupak za zvučni top)
021 republishes Danas's interview with retired general Momir Stojanovic, a former VBA director and head of the Military Security Service. He says current police summonses, apartment searches, and seizure of equipment from public figures and citizens over the 'sound cannon' show the regime's readiness to defend power at any cost. Stojanovic argues that the involvement of Military Police and VBA in the pre-investigation over the search and forensic examination of military analyst Aleksandar Radic's computers and phones is a gross breach of the VBA law and misuse of institutions, because 'sound cannon' use has nothing to do with the army or military sites. He gives three motives: trying to prove the authorities had nothing to do with March 15, preventing future authorities from reopening the event, and discrediting the student movement as ready for radical and unlawful acts. 021 inspection: final/canonical URL matched, current title was unchanged, modifiedAt 2026-06-25T07:01:34+02:00.
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Dacic: Using my argument with the British minister as a sound-cannon admission is brutal misuse
(DAČIĆ: Korišćenje moje svađe sa britanskim ministrom spoljnih poslova kao neko navodno priznanje o korišćenju tzv. zvučnog topa je brutalna zloupotreba)
Kurir carries the same Dacic position in a pro-government frame: the minister condemns what he calls misuse of his words about LRAD and Western double standards. The outlet emphasizes that Dacic rejects any link between his statements and an admission of device use, calling it another lie.
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Brnabic: Bozovic only wants to misuse the sound-cannon invention against Serbia
(SAMO BLOKADERE NIJE SRAMOTA Brnabić: Božoviću je jedino važno da izmišljotinu o "zvučnom topu" zloupotrebi protiv Srbije)
Novosti carries parliamentary speaker Ana Brnabic's reaction to Balsa Bozovic's statements. Brnabic says the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe resolution mentioning the 'sound cannon' received 89 votes out of 306, and calls the claim of device use an invention that Bozovic and the 'blockers' are using against Serbia. This records the official pro-government line: the 'sound cannon' dispute is framed not as a matter for independent scrutiny but as a foreign-policy and opposition campaign.
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