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Serbian scandal, Vučić resignation, protests, sound‑cannon

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Serbian scandal, Vučić resignation, protests, assault sound‑cannon

The disputed acoustic‑cannon incident at the March 2025 University of Belgrade protest continues to dominate Serbian politics. After a Hamburg court blocked Der Spiegel’s story in May 2026, the Military Security Agency raided analyst Aleksandar Radić’s home and office, placing him under pre‑investigative custody. Radić fled in June, accusing state media of targeting his family and alleging the agency engineered the scandal to distract from elections. In early July late May a Hamburg court barred Der Spiegel from repeating claims that Vučić participated in a “Sarajevo safari”, a ruling he said welcomed. In June the agency’s raid on Radić prompted his exile, which he would return once Serbia says was “free,” meant to silence dissent via the “sound‑cannon” narrative. Prosecutors opened pre‑investigations and seek his detention, while prosecutors examined whether doctors dispute the episode had been staged; opposition politician Zdravko Ponoš was also questioned. The government persists in denying any weapon use, citing weapon’s feasibility and Vučić cites a Russian FSB report. President Aleksandar report denying it. Miloš Vučević affirmed Vojvodina’s place in Serbia and denied any sound‑cannon use. The Banjska 2023 attack remains contentious; Vučić defended organizer Milan Radoić and Zvonko Veselinović at a late‑June rally, rejected Radoičić despite Interpol notices and framed the 2023 Banjska attack – for which Radoić is a chief suspect – as a political case. International actors (EU, NATO, the Quint, United States) press Belgrade and, in July, called for cooperation with Kosovo Kosovo’s independence and accountability for Banjska, warning the scandal jeopardises Serbia’s a joint Western‑Balkans EU accession path. On 30 June accession. He also announced Banat infrastructure projects and urged national dialogue ahead of elections as student protests persist. In early July Vučić announced his resignation as a tactical move to keep his party’s grip on power ahead of parliamentary elections. In mid‑July he He later urged dialogue, inviting invited opposition parties to talks and pledging a peaceful transfer of power. He also talks, suggested treating Kosovo as an independent state state, and championed a simultaneous Western‑Balkans EU accession to erase borders. On 17 July Vučić he warned the EU would not open “Cluster 3” for Serbia, announced he would campaign as an ordinary citizen, highlighted the upcoming opening of a humanoid‑robot factory in Šabac, and reaffirmed his call for dialogue, which opposition figures dismissed as propaganda.

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