Serbian officials denied on Sunday that security forces used military-grade Sonic weapons to disperse and scare protesters at large anti-government rally in the capital.
Opposition officials and Serbian rights groups argued for a widely banned acoustic weapon that emits target beams to temporarily neutralize people during Saturday’s protest. They say they will file charges with the European Court of Human Rights and national courts against those who ordered the attack.
Serbia has not denied that Arsenal has audio devices.
At least 100,000 people descended into the capital Belgrade on Saturday for a massive rally considered the culmination of months of protest against Serbian populist president Alexander Wüch and his government.
The rally was part of a nationwide anti-rot movement that erupted after a concrete canopy collapsed at a station in northern Serbia in November, killing 15 people.
The almost daily demonstrations that began in response to the tragedy have shaken up Vitic’s decades of solid grip in Serbia. There, many blame the government for corruption, negligence, disrespect for construction safety regulations and demanding accountability for victims.
Footage from the rally shows people standing during a 15-minute silence due to the disaster at the train station, but suddenly experiences the sound of a heartth that suddenly caused a panic and a short stampede.
