Did The Serbian Government Use A Military-Grade Sonic Weapon To Dispurse The Biggest Protest In History?

Belgrade: Serbian officials have denied security forces used an illegal military-grade sonic weapon to disperse and scare peaceful protesters at an anti-government rally in the capital that has been described as the biggest ever in the country.

At least 100,000 people descended on Belgrade on Saturday for a mass rally seen as a culmination of months-long protests against Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and his government, with some estimates putting the crowd at more than 300,000.

Opposition officials and Serbian rights groups claimed that a widely banned acoustic weapon – which emits a targeted beam to temporarily incapacitate people – was used during the protest.

They say they will file charges against those who ordered the attack with the European Court of Human Rights and domestic courts.

Military experts say those exposed to the weapon experience sharp ear pain, disorientation and panic. Prolonged exposure can cause eardrum ruptures and irreversible hearing damage.

Serbian police and the Defence Ministry denied that the illegal weapon was used, while Vučić described it as “a notorious lie”. Serbia did not deny having such an acoustic device in its arsenal.