Serbian police raid Aleksandar Radić’s home over sound‑cannon allegations

Police officers, following an order from the Higher Public Prosecutor in Belgrade, carried out a raid on the apartment and office of military analyst Aleksandar Radić on 22 June 2026. Radić’s lawyer Stefan Ćorda arrived at the scene, and journalists present were warned they could be detained as alleged accomplices, though police did not disclose the specific offence under investigation.

Radić is being placed in a pre‑investigative procedure on suspicion of “calling for violent change of the constitutional order” after publicly stating that a “sound cannon” might have been used against protesters on 15 March 2025 in Belgrade. He was also summoned for an informational interview and his mobile phone was seized; journalist Vojkan Kostić, who was present, received a summons from the criminal police.

Opposition deputy Marinika Tepić (SSP) condemned the operation as personal revenge by President Aleksandar Vučić, saying “this is not an investigation, it is a personal vendetta of the president.” Human‑rights groups such as the Forum for Security and Democracy (FBD) and the Respective Committee for Defense and Internal Affairs (SRCE) described the raid as intimidation of critics and a threat to press freedom.

President Vučić meanwhile invited foreign security services, including the FBI and European agencies, to verify that no sound‑cannon was used, repeating that the allegations are “plain lies.”

The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly is scheduled to discuss Serbia’s democratic institutions, urging a thorough investigation of the March 2025 incident and related prosecutions. The prosecutor’s office has indicated it will charge anyone found to have prepared, organized, implemented or spread the narrative about the alleged sound‑cannon.