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Sound-cannon case: LRAD dispute moves to the 'simulation' theory

Published: June 25, 2026 at 08:08 AM. Updated: June 25, 2026 at 02:06 PM.

On June 25, the dispute now has several layers: Dacic says LRAD devices exist but were not used in Serbia; former VBA director Momir Stojanovic sees the searches and forensic checks of Aleksandar Radic's equipment as misuse of military structures; lawyer Jugoslav Tintor told N1 that 'simulation' without force or threat is not terrorism; Danas cites doctors and medical-law experts who say examining citizens who reported symptoms after March 15 was a legal duty.

Politics

Parliament finishes debate on all 32 points, vote scheduled for June 25

Published: June 24, 2026 at 08:07 AM. Updated: June 24, 2026 at 08:13 PM.

On June 24, MPs finished detailed debate on all items of the extraordinary session; Ana Brnabic announced voting on 32 agenda points, including the judicial-law package, for June 25 at 10:00. The final block covered state guarantees for Srbijagas and Srbijavoz loans; Dusan Bajatovic said Srbijagas lost EUR 200 million over two years because of social pricing policy, while opposition MPs cited corruption, rising public debt, and commercial-bank loans with interest rates up to 4.78%.

PoliticsBelgrade

Sound-cannon case: lawyers and NKEU seek independent scrutiny, VJT alleges pressure

Published: June 24, 2026 at 08:07 AM. Updated: June 24, 2026 at 08:13 PM.

After Aleksandar Olenik’s UKP interview on June 24, the dispute widened: the Belgrade Bar Association board accused VJT and prosecutor Miodrag Markovic of undermining the presumption of innocence and procedural rights, while VJT replied that the bar’s reaction was pressure on prosecutors. Separately, NKEU backed civil-society requests to UN bodies for an independent international investigation into claims that a “sound cannon” was used at the March 15, 2025 protest.

The Serbian National Assembly chamber during a parliamentary session — Photo: N1, from the article on the continued session over the Mrdic judicial laws.

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Parliament debates 37 amendments on the Mrdic judicial laws

Published: June 23, 2026 at 08:06 AM. Updated: June 23, 2026 at 09:06 PM.

On June 23, Serbia's parliament continued its extraordinary session on 32 agenda items and moved to debate 37 amendments to the key judicial laws in the Mrdic package; according to N1, opposition amendments were rejected. The sitting ended at about 18:00 and is scheduled to continue on June 24 at 10:00; Justice Minister Nenad Vujic again says the proposals were aligned with the Venice Commission and the EU, while opposition MPs also used the session to raise questions on EXPO and the 'sound cannon' case.

Police during a search connected with Aleksandar Radic — Photo: N1, from the article on Aleksandar Radic's summons for forensics on seized computers; Jovan Mladenovic / Nova.rs.Image credit: Jovan Mladenović / Nova.rs

PoliticsBelgrade

Radic summoned for computer forensics and explains his sound-cannon account

Published: June 23, 2026 at 11:56 AM. Updated: June 23, 2026 at 08:04 PM.

After the June 22 searches, Aleksandar Radic told N1 he had been summoned to military police for forensic examination of seized computers, and later explained that he links his conclusion about sound-weapon use on March 15 to Faraday material and an umbrella that, he says, people from Ćacilend were carrying. Danas carried lawyer Stefan Corda's account of three VJT prosecutors, questioning over media appearances, and no elements of a crime, as well as Beta editor Vojkan Kostic's interview describing his UKP summons as media intimidation; Kurir carries Ana Brnabic's statement that the 'sound cannon' story was a pre-planned lie against Aleksandar Vucic.

Search connected with military analyst Aleksandar Radic — Photo: Danas, from the article on the search involving Aleksandar Radic; FoNet / Zoran Mrdja.Image credit: FoNet / Zoran Mrđa

PoliticsBelgrade

FBI declines comment on the 'sound cannon' case; Radic released after searches

Published: June 22, 2026 at 02:12 PM. Updated: June 23, 2026 at 10:04 AM.

By late June 22, N1 reported that the FBI declined to comment on its alleged role in reviewing the 'sound cannon' case, while Danas and N1 carried the VJT statement: searches involving military analyst Aleksandar Radic were conducted on a preliminary-proceedings judge's order over suspicion of calling for a violent change of the constitutional order or another ex officio offence. Later, lawyer Stefan Corda told N1 that the searches ended at about 21:00, prosecutors did not seek detention, and Radic was free. ANEM called the searches, the summons to Beta editor Vojkan Kostic, and the targeting of Radar journalist Milan Radonjic unacceptable pressure on journalists and sources.