‘Strong sound in protest in Belgrade: what decided the European Court, and what did the Russian secret service concluded – BBC News in Serbian

Neither month and a half after the Great Protest 15. March in Belgrade, organized by students blocking colleges, is not clear and known as strange sound heard and what thousands of people in the escape have made each other.

While protesters testified about the inexplicable sound that made mass in escape and confusion, government representatives gave contradictory statements, denying that some sound weapons were used.

By deciding on the representatives of non-governmental organizations from the Serbia, the European Court of Human Rights decided on. April to serve « temporary measure », ie to « indicate that the state should prevent the use of sound weapons or similar devices in future protests.

« This decision does not mean that the court took any position if such weapons were used 15. Marta 2025. years, » states in a statement of the court of Decision of 29 April.

Temporary measures are urgent measures that the court determines in situations where there is a « direct risk » that « incorrigible damage » will result in violations of the Convention on Human Rights, according to the Court’s website.

Previously President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić presented 16. April Analysis of the Russian Secret Service (FSB) in which the acoustic devices owned by the Serbian police were not used in the protest « .

Report, published On the site Serbian Secrets of Police (Security Information Agencies) in Serbian and Russian, not signed and is not known who put it together.

The BBC cannot confirm the credibility of the report.

The testimony of people about strange and inexplicable sounds crossed Serb borders, as NGOs, who collected the testimonies of demonstrators, addressed United Nations representatives and the European Court of Human Rights.

And Students who protest months seeking responsibility for 16 people in the fall of canopies at the Novi Sad railway station, they added and a request To investigate the incident in protest in detail 15. Marta.

Testimonies of demonstrators and non-governmental organizations reports

Phones of individual NGOs in Serbia 15. Marta did not stop ringing in the evening.

One after the other, people appeared in the protest in the center of Belgrade, when the Municipality of Chaos and Panic was suddenly created during the post office in silence for 16 killed in the coast in Novi Sad.

The UN Special Rapporteur against Torture and the UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Assembly initiated the procedures for the event 15. Marta, said Katarina Golubović from the Committee of Lawyers for Human Rights Committee to the Human Rights Committee.

Then « attack on life, body and freedom of a large number of citizens, » she thought.

Yuku and five more NGOs raised the testimonies of people who found themselves along the central Belgrade street of King Milan, where the unexplained sound heard the strongest.

Based on these statements, they submitted 9 April april a criminal complaint for the work of the Prosecutor’s Office for organized crime.

« There was an intention to intimidate the population, » Hard Golubovic.

NGOs raised more than 4,000 testimonies, based on 3,032, have done an analysis of the experience of unexplained sound and its consequences, published on the site sound.labs.rs.

« As a cavalry to run to us, very high speed. I thought they started treading over people with some great fast machine », one of the testimony in the report.

The testimonies are frightening, which is why data collected on the audio site. Lab.rs look like « Triller with elements of horror, » said Đorđe Krivokapić from the sher (Share) the foundation.

What did the European Court decided?

From the European Court of Human Rights, it was requested to serve one or more urgent interim measures due to the use of an unknown means of interrupted 15-minute silence.

It was requested to issue a temporary measure to which the Serbian authorities would commitment to prevent the use of sound weapons on protests.

It was also asked to prevent prosecution of those who participate in a public hearing on the use of sound weapons and to conduct an effective investigation on the allegations that sound weapons were used.

The greater than eight judges partially adopted the request.

« The use of such weapons for the control of gathered citizens is unlawful in Serbia and, especially, potentially causing serious health consequences in a large number of people, » said the court’s announcement.

Other requests could not be considered in this procedure, it was also rated.

The applicants have a period of one month to agree on this position of the Court.

The Court most often issues temporary measures when there is a danger that a person could be deported back in the state where it threatens danger.

What did the Russian FSB investigation been investigated?

The so-called sound cannon or acoustic devices for breaking masses was not used on the protest, Vučić said to journalists.

« Based on the results obtained, a categorical conclusion can be reached that the acoustic devices of the broadcaster type, all of these listed, held by the Serbian police authorities have not been applied during the protest », said Vučićquoting the conclusion of the Russian service.

The report was published and On the Site Security-Information Agency (BIA) of Serbia, on serbian and Russian Language.

None of these two reports were signed or known when the investigation has implemented how many Russian agents.

Vučić said that the FSB used dogs in the investigation, to prove their conclusion.

They say Dogs are 16 times more sensitive to the sound of people, says Serbian president.

He previously announced that they specify the use of sound weapons in Serbia, with the FSB, analyzes the American Federal Investigation Bureau (FBI).

It is not known whether the FBI agents, who can conduct investigations abroad only if they invite them a country in which a crime or terrorist act, analyzed the case.

« This was a premised and organized attack on the state with the aim of provoking absolute instability and violent demolition of order, » Vučić claims.

It is implemented in Serbia « colored revolution« , He accuses Vučić again.

« Against Serbia, when a colored revolution is led, a political, economic and informative-psychological war is conducted. This was this third form, » he says.

He said that he would require criminal law responsibility for those who « deceived the public » on the alleged use of a sound cannon.

Federal Safety Service FSB is the successor of the KGB from the time of the Soviet Union, whose Bio and a longtime president of Russia Vladimir Putin.

We prefer the experience of thousands of citizens than the Serbian president and the Russian secret service, a non-governmental organization draws after the Conclusion of FSB.

« We continue to explain from the President of the State, to explain that the intelligence service of another state is engaged.

« We must not allow our state institutions to put a point in search of the truth about the attack on citizens, » they concluded in publication on the social network IX.

Investigations in Serbia

So far, more procedures are open due to the event 15. Marta.

The first basic prosecutor’s office in Belgrade has launched whether those who claimed that « were exposed to a sound warm » committed a criminal offense causing panic and disorder.

Security services did not use the « sound top », nor did its members see or heard it, the prosecution announced two days after the tombstones in the city center.

The same prosecution then opened the investigation to determine what exactly happened in the center of Belgrade.

While the answers are awaiting, conflicting information was removed – Serbia is a sound cannon, LRAD device or something third, and whether such devices were used.

The Minister of Police Ivica Dacic said that the MUP has more LRAD devices, but that they are not qualified as a weapon, because it would not be in accordance with the law.

These devices, which the Minister called a little stronger megaphones in one of the statements, intended to inform the large number of people.

That is why one of them was appointed by the Assembly of Serbia on the day of the protest, he said after the photographs of LRAD was published in parliament.

Ten days after the protest in Belgrade, Vučić is in Brussels to the highest European officials said that « Serbia has nothing to hide and it is fully open to see it in every possible way. »

Watch the video: Pregnant Huk, Fear and Silence Train on Protest 15. Marta

What did the witnesses say?

In just one day, hundreds of people called on non-governmental organizations at the invitation to share their own experience.

Most of them said that she heard something that resembles the sound of cars in acceleration, trucks or some other road vehicle.

Many talked about the sound of aircraft, aircraft or drone, but also low frequencies, like a huka or browning that seemed right to them.

« First quietly, as if people were advertised at the meeting, and then everything, I thought that some military armored vehicle ran into people.

« A loud hook as a plane, or a vehicle in the tunnel », is one of the testimony.

The experience has left the consequences, physical and mental, and the most fear, anxiety, panic, show testimonies.

« I felt fear and panic of the intensity that was unknown to me as paranoia, hours later.

« I was convinced that it was almost and that everything was going to kill us. It was hard for me to refrain from screaming from the amount of terrification.

« I’ve never experienced something like that, » said one witness.

Physically symptoms, such as hearing, headaches and heart problems are also mentioned.

Search for answers

Representatives of non-governmental organizations knocked on many doors – first at the domestic prosecution, and then international institutions.

From the statement of the researchers of the Omega Institute, which was violating human rights, which was requested by reports against torture and requested a report from Serbia that was used, said Golubović.

Representatives of non-governmental organizations ask United Nations to invite the state to prevent further use of any unauthorized means of breaking mass, but also to implement an effective investigation.

UN Office representatives did not respond to BBC journalists about the procedures that were initiated for events 15. Marta to publish this text.

Opposition movement Start-Change He surrendered the UN office in Belgrade to petition with close to 600,000 signatures, which is required to investigate the alleged use of sound weapons during the student protest 15. Marta.

Hearings for ‘sound cannon’

The first basic prosecutor’s office announced that it will start listening to the events witnesses within the investigation.

Those who have submitted data to the data through non-governmental organizations and have a medical documentation on the triumphants, they transferred Insider.

Previously, Cedomir Jovanovic, the president of the Liberal-Democratic Party, said he was heard in the police, due to the claims he presented during television guest.

Not knowing that in live, Jovanovic, among other things, said that « was released » when « Haos arose. »

He also claimed that two « synchronized » attacks happened at the same time – on police and students.

« Nothing is by accident, not even what happened in Studio Tanjug.

« I’m standing behind every word spoken in the program, and then given and signed » before the police.

« I’m ready to repeat that before every prosecutor, » he said in publication on Instagram.

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