{"id":206892,"date":"2026-04-08T13:41:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=206892"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:40:07","slug":"they-claimed-they-didnt-have-it-and-now-they-are-putting-it-in-the-law-the-sound-cannon-is-becoming-a-legal-means-of-incapacitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/they-claimed-they-didnt-have-it-and-now-they-are-putting-it-in-the-law-the-sound-cannon-is-becoming-a-legal-means-of-incapacitation\/","title":{"rendered":"THEY CLAIMED THEY DIDN&#8217;T HAVE IT, AND NOW THEY ARE PUTTING IT IN THE LAW: The sound cannon is becoming a legal means of incapacitation!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The &#8220;sound cannon&#8221; is after all defined by the new draft of the Law on Internal Affairs as a new category called &#8220;means for temporary incapacitation,&#8221; it was announced during the public debate on the proposed law, Nedeljnik reports today.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This new category was added in Article 120 of the Draft, which lists permitted means of coercion, as well as in Article 134.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Nedeljnik writes, Article 134 defines that this new category implies &#8220;different types of projectiles or bombs with sound, light, or smoke effects or with a combination of those effects, the use of which does not leave permanent harmful consequences.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This refers to the same type of device that the public dubbed the &#8220;sound cannon,&#8221; and for which there were suspicions that it was used during student protests in Belgrade on March 15 of last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authorities first claimed they did not have the aforementioned weapon, later that they &#8220;have it, but it did not leave the warehouse,&#8221; only for it to turn out in the end, based on photographs, that this weapon was on the streets of Belgrade that day, Nedeljnik writes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government denies the use of the cannon, despite the testimonies of several thousand witnesses who were in Belgrade that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The draft law was returned to public debate once again, after the original version was withdrawn at the end of 2022 due to numerous objections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/preminuo-dusko-vujosevic-legendarni-kosarkaski-trener-umro-u-67-godini\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DUSKO VUJOSEVIC PASSED AWAY: Legendary basketball coach died at the age of 67!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/iran-introduces-a-tax-for-passage-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-they-could-earn-364-million-dollars-during-the-truce-alone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">IRAN INTRODUCES A TAX FOR PASSAGE THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ: They could earn 364 million dollars during the truce alone!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/full-application-of-the-new-system-at-eu-borders-from-friday-large-crowds-expected-here-is-what-passengers-are-specifically-warned-about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FULL APPLICATION OF THE NEW SYSTEM AT EU BORDERS FROM FRIDAY: Large crowds expected, here is what passengers are specifically warned about!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/vance-called-trump-by-phone-from-orbans-rally-here-is-how-the-crowd-reacted-to-the-american-presidents-inclusion-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">VANCE CALLED TRUMP BY PHONE FROM ORBAN\u2019S RALLY: Here is how the crowd reacted to the American president\u2019s inclusion! 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(PHOTO, VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Source<\/strong>:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danas.rs\/vesti\/drustvo\/zvucni-top-u-novom-zakonu-o-policiji\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Danas.rs<\/a>, <strong>Photo: <\/strong>M.M. \/ ATAImages<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danas.rs\/vesti\/drustvo\/zvucni-top-u-novom-zakonu-o-policiji\/#comment-form-div\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;sound cannon&#8221; is after all defined by the new draft of the Law on Internal Affairs as a new category called &#8220;means for temporary incapacitation,&#8221; it was announced during the public debate on the proposed law, Nedeljnik reports today. 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