"The use of sonic weapons in Serbia is illegal and, accordingly, the procurement of such assets was not carried out in accordance with the applicable regulations," the press release of the non-governmental organizations pointed out.
European Court of Human Rights on March 24, he asked Serbia to declare by March 31 whether the protest in Belgrade on March 15 was used sonic weapon.
"Our state has been given a deadline until March 31 of this year to declare whether illegal means were used against the demonstrators, what is the legal basis for the alleged use of such weapons and what are the protection measures against the arbitrary use of such means," the statement signed by the non-governmental organizations stated.
Civil society organizations: Belgrade Center for Human Rights, Crta, FemPlatz, Civic Initiatives, Initiative for Economic and Social Rights A47 and Committee of Lawyers for Human Rights - YUCOM appealed to the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of 15 citizens of Serbia, and on the occasion of the event that interrupted the 11-minute delivery of mail to the victims of the tragedy at the Novi Sad train station.
"In the submission sent to the Court in Strasbourg for the imposition of temporary measures, civil society organizations pointed to the fact that the observance of 15 minutes of silence for the victims of the fall of the railway station canopy in Novi Sad was violently interrupted by the use of a still unknown and dangerous sonic or other similar means that caused bodily harm, great anxiety, panic and a stampede of the gathered, as well as that over 4.000 citizens of Serbia contacted our organizations who testified about what happened, who reported a series of health problems, physical injuries, physical and psychological problems and/or symptoms," the statement said.
Officials initially denied that the country possessed any kind of sonic weapon
Non-governmental organizations remind that the highest officials and representatives of Serbian institutions denied that the state possesses any kind of sonic weapons, and then, under public pressure, they showed that there are at least 16 LARD devices of various strengths in the units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia.
"We note that the use of such weapons in Serbia is illegal and that, accordingly, the procurement of such assets was not carried out in accordance with the applicable regulations," the statement said.
The European Court of Human Rights asked the citizens who addressed the Court to provide "specific information by March 31, especially regarding the health condition and health consequences suffered by citizens of Serbia who were exposed to the effect of sonic or similar means" during a peaceful protest rally in Belgrade on March 15.
"Our organizations will continue to help citizens in establishing the truth about the event of March 15, protecting their rights and interests in proceedings before international and domestic bodies," the non-governmental organizations stated at the end of the announcement.
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