US EditionEuropean court tells Serbia to ‘prevent the use of sonic weapons’ after protesters’ claims at rally
- The European Court of Human Rights told Serbia on Wednesday to prevent sonic weapons use after claims of a sound cannon at a March 15 anti-government rally in a Balkan country.
- The rally occurred amid nationwide protests sparked by a deadly train station canopy collapse in Novi Sad, which killed 16 and triggered demands for justice and rule of law.
- Opposition parties alleged that a sonic weapon broke a commemorative silence, causing panic and various symptoms, while Serbian authorities initially denied then admitted owning sonic devices.
- The court noted 47 Serbian nationals filed complaints with up to 4,000 reports of symptoms including panic, accelerated heartbeat, hearing problems, and some physical injuries due to the incident.
- The ECHR stated use of sound devices for crowd control is unlawful in Serbia, warned of serious health effects, rejected investigation requests, and urged prevention of such devices at future protests.
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Serbia ordered by ECHR not to use 'sonic guns' against protesters after 'sonic gun' complaints
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday ordered Serbia not to use “sonic weapons” to disperse or control demonstrators; the Strasbourg court partially vindicated militants who accused Serbian authorities of using a “sonic cannon” at a large-scale rally in Belgrade on March 15.
European Court Adopts Interim Measure, Without Opinion on Use of Sound Cannon in Serbia
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg decided to partially adopt the applicants' requests and issue an interim measure regarding the potential use of sound weapons in Belgrade on 15 March indicating that the Government of Serbia should prevent any use of sound devices to control gathered citizens other than for communication purposes, and that the court did not take any position on whether Such weapons were used at a protest in Belgra…
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European court tells Serbia to 'prevent the use of sonic weapons' after protesters' claims at rally
The European Court of Human Rights says that Serbia must prevent any potential use of sound devices for crowd control following reports that a sonic weapon was directed at peaceful demonstrators during a huge anti-government rally on March 15.
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