Military analyst Aleksandar Radi\u0107 stated today that he left the country after pro-government media published surveillance videos showing him, in which his minor daughter was also recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy daughter, who turns 16 in a few days, was targeted. On Tuesday, June 23, TV Informer showed her in surveillance footage, and during that day they also released fresh recordings of me waiting in a park for her to finish some obligations. What do you do when there are many enemies and your child is put at risk? We left the country,\u201d Radi\u0107 said in a written statement to the Beta news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that he expected a \u201cstrike by the Serbian Progressive Party and the Military Security Agency,\u201d but did not expect a large-scale operation involving many people following him, as well as media support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking about the possible motive, Radi\u0107 assessed that the authorities want to remove him from the public scene as a critical individual who is \u201cdeeply connected to the military,\u201d and that the story about the alleged use of a sound cannon was a convenient opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also suggested that the authorities may have wanted him to leave the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBecause if they detain me over information, it would create a bad image of harassment of journalists. What do they do after creating an atmosphere of lynching except arrest me? Some in security structures think the plan was for one or more thugs to intercept me in the street and for TV Informer to call them \u2018justice-loving\u2019 citizens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Radi\u0107 said he would not be surprised if, after reviewing his computers and phones, they accused him of \u201cpreparing a coup d\u2019\u00e9tat, spying for at least three agencies, and extremism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n