Published: June 20, 2026 at 02:05 PM
Updated: June 20, 2026 at 08:05 PM
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VJT's 'sound cannon simulation' claim opens a new dispute over evidence
On June 20, Justice Minister Nenad Vujic said allegations about a supposed student 'sound cannon simulation' contain elements of terrorism, while adding that prosecutors decide the legal qualification. In the evening Aleksandar Vucic said the authorities had not 'shot' at people but that others had 'shot at him,' backed VJT, and cited a denial of LRAD use, while N1 and Danas carry legal objections from Dragoljub Popovic, Nikola Lakic, and Kreni-Promeni, including a 600,000-signature demand for an independent inquiry.
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Justice minister: allegations of a student sound-cannon simulation contain elements of terrorism
(Ministar pravde: U navodima o studentskoj simulaciji upotrebe zvučnog topa ima elemenata terorizma)
N1 carries Justice Minister Nenad Vujic's statement to Informer: he believes the case about an alleged student 'sound cannon' simulation contains elements of terrorism, while stressing that the competent prosecutor's office decides the legal qualification. Vujic said the Higher Prosecutor's Office had taken seriously the student plenum records and alleged link to the March 15, 2025 protest, and that prosecutors would qualify the offence based on evidence. N1 also recalls that VJT requested information from the police anti-terrorism service about documents from several faculty plenums.
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Dragoljub Popovic: I do not see what prosecutors could base an indictment on over the alleged simulation
(Dragoljub Popović: Ne vidim na čemu bi tužilaštvo moglo da zasnuje optužnicu za navodnu simulaciju zvučnog topa)
Former European Court of Human Rights judge Dragoljub Popovic told N1 he currently does not see what evidence VJT could use to base an indictment over the alleged 'sound cannon' simulation. He says a possible trial could not ignore hundreds, or even 1,000, witnesses who described experiencing an impact, nor the medical documentation. Popovic says the discovered paper appears not to concern the March event and views the case as an attempt to divert attention from today's student protest in Novi Sad.
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Vucic claims 3,300 people were in Novi Sad and rejects students' sound-cannon claims
(Vučić tvrdi da je u Novom Sadu 3.300 ljudi, odbacuje navode studenata o zvučnom topu)
N1 reports Aleksandar Vucic's evening appearance on Informer, Prva, and Pink: he estimated the Novi Sad student protest crowd at 3,300 people at 17:30 and claimed the plenum record confirms the sound-cannon story was prepared for March 15, not for Autokomanda on January 27. He said the authorities had not "shot" at people, but that others had "kept shooting" at him and tried to bring back a "Serbia of decline and failure." Vucic also said VJT had "finally gathered the courage" to work, cited a Genesis denial of LRAD use, and asked prosecutors to be careful with people who, he said, had been influenced by manipulation.
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Lakic: prosecutors do not have a single piece of evidence that sound-cannon use was simulated
(Lakić: Tužilaštvo nema nijedan dokaz da je simulirana upotreba zvučnog topa)
Danas quotes lawyer Nikola Lakic as saying VJT in Belgrade is acting under political dictate and has no evidence that students and citizens simulated use of a 'sound cannon.' Lakic points to prosecutor Miodrag Markovic's RTS appearance, where Markovic spoke of possible proceedings against four groups: plenum participants, citizens who sought medical help after March 15, people who publicly claimed the device was used, and Zdravko Ponos. Lakic says prosecutors should open proceedings when facts indicate a crime, not to intimidate citizens.
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Kreni-Promeni recalls a 600,000-citizen demand for an independent UN sound-cannon inquiry
(Kreni-Promeni podsetio na zahtev 600.000 građana za nezavisnu istragu UN o zvučnom topu)
Danas reports Kreni-Promeni's statement: the movement says it collected 600,000 signatures for an independent inquiry into sound-weapon use and submitted them to UN institutions last April together with citizen testimonies and medical documentation. According to the movement, the UN asked Serbia for an explanation, expressed concern, and demanded an effective investigation, while the European Court of Human Rights issued an interim measure barring Serbia from using sound weapons for crowd control while proceedings continue. The article also recaps VJT's June 19 statement about a KRBG meeting document dated January 22, 2025.
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Part of the judiciary obstructed the 'sound cannon' investigation
(DEO PRAVOSUĐA OPSTRUISALO ISTRAGU U AFERI "ZVUČNI TOP": Sumnja se da su pojedinci pomagali da se istina ne sazna?)
Kurir, citing unnamed sources from the top of Serbia's judiciary, says new evidence allegedly shows links between political activists and some prosecutors, and calls the 'sound cannon' affair 'obviously staged.' The outlet claims that after the March 15 protest a pre-investigation was opened over causing panic and disorder, but that Third Basic Prosecutor's Office chief Ivana Pomoriski allegedly helped protect Aleksandar Olenik and secured the cancellation of a binding VJT instruction. The article also says Olenik and Aleksandar Radic publicly claimed LRAD was used, and that Olenik urged people with nausea, tinnitus, and disorientation to seek doctors and obtain medical reports.
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Uncovering a 'monstrous conspiracy': RTS published a reconstruction of March 15 events
(RAZOTKRIVANJE MONSTRUOZNE ZAVERE: RTS objavio rekonstrukciju događaja od 15. marta (VIDEO))
Novosti writes that RTS aired a special reconstruction of the March 15 protest using documents, a timeline, and videos from several locations in central Belgrade. According to the reconstruction, seized documents included a January 22, 2025 record of the Security Umbrella Working Group mentioning a 'sound cannon' and possible international reactions; RTS also claims student stewards had a predefined withdrawal protocol involving removal of vests. The article says the withdrawal lasted 2 minutes and 46 seconds and, according to RTS, triggered a chain reaction among citizens, while VJT continues analyzing temporarily seized documents.
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