Although everything indicates that the Serbian police in Kralja Milana Street used the banned infamous sound cannon for no reason, the MUP denies this
During fifteen minutes of silence, Kralja Milan street suddenly became a scene of panic. Within a few seconds, the citizens ran from the streets to the sidewalk, as if they had been dragged away by an invisible hand.
Sound cannon on students during 15 minutes of silence? pic.twitter.com/7XOFSUqOlh
— Mirko Topalovic official (@mirkotopalovic7) March 15, 2025
There was speculation that an ambulance was coming, that someone was throwing stones from the building... but these were weak explanations.
In footage from the scene and on social media, people claim that it was actually a sound cannon, an infamous crowd-dispersal tool that Serbian police have reportedly had since 2022.
At that time, there were drafts of amendments to the Law on Internal Affairs in the Parliament, which were intended to increase the number of means of coercion, and one of the novelties was "devices for broadcasting sound waves".
That draft was withdrawn from the procedure due to protests, but the police reportedly acquired weapons. Such media reports have never been denied.
It is a non-lethal weapon, it emits intense sound waves in a certain direction, and it can cause headache, nausea, disorientation in affected persons, but permanent hearing damage is also a possible consequence.
The American police "tried" it in New York during the Black Lives Matter protests, but after numerous lawsuits and complaints, they gave up on further use.
But it seems that the Serbian police used the large demonstrations to test the new toy.
MUP: We did not use a sound cannon
However, the Ministry of Interior for N1 claims that during today's 15-minute silence, the Ministry of Interior of Serbia did not use a "sound cannon" because the use of such sound weapons is not in accordance with the law.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, in accordance with the law, uses exclusively and legally permitted means. All the facts about what happened will be determined by the competent authorities, the Ministry of Internal Affairs says.
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