Russian media report on Vučić's resignation

(Patria) - Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has set a condition for his resignation, according to Russian media, as reported by Danas.rs.

- If it is proven that security forces used a sonic cannon at the protest held on March 15 in Belgrade, I will resign - the Russian agency RBC quotes Vučić.

- I tell you now - if our troops used a sonic cannon… I am no longer president. You pathetic liars, shame on you - RBC quotes Vučić.

Russian Gazeta adds that opposition supporters had previously accused the Serbian authorities of allegedly ordering the use of a "sonic cannon" to disperse demonstrations in Belgrade.

"In response, the Serbian authorities announced that they are ready to involve the Russian FSB and the American FBI in the investigation," Gazeta states.

RIA Novosti, in an article titled "You should be ashamed - Vučić made an unexpected statement," writes about an "unusual statement," referring to Vučić's offer to resign if reports of the use of sonic weapons by security forces against demonstrators in Belgrade are confirmed.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia, the Ministry of Defense, and the Security Information Agency, RIA Novosti points out, have categorically denied accusations of the use of a "sonic cannon".

At a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Vučić asked the Minister of Justice, Maja Popović, to find out who was spreading accusations of the authorities using a "sonic cannon," while the Prosecutor's Office ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to conduct an investigation.

They also point to the statement of the Russian Ambassador to Belgrade, Aleksandar Bocan-Harčenko, that "Serbia's non-alignment with sanctions against Russia is one of the reasons why Europe is secretly undermining and destabilizing Serbia".

"The main reasons for dissatisfaction with Serbia lie in two things: the active, clear, long-term rejection of anti-Russian sanctions in Brussels. The leadership of Serbia has withstood the pressure, threats, and trial use of secondary sanctions from the collective West for not joining the anti-Russian ones," RIA Novosti quotes Harčenko.

"One piece of evidence that a 'sonic cannon' was used against the demonstrators - and I am no longer president," TASS quotes Vučić.

The portal Vzglyad.ru, quoting Vučić, writes that the submitted evidence indicates the absence of the use of such weapons and that international experts support this conclusion.

At a press conference in Brussels, Vučić emphasized that he did not need immunity because he was not a criminal, Vzglyad.ru reports.

He expressed confidence in the legitimacy of the actions of the Serbian authorities and said, "One piece of evidence that a 'sonic cannon' was used against the demonstrators - and I am no longer president.".

Vučić noted that the opposition is trying to use this case to discredit his government, but he is relying on the objectivity of international experts to establish the truth.

Belgrade hosted the largest demonstrations in decades on March 15, recalls The Moscow Times.

"According to official data, 107,000 people participated. However, according to calculations by the Public Assembly Archive organization, the actual number of demonstrators could reach 325,000.

During a 15-minute silence dedicated to the victims of the collapse of a concrete canopy at the railway station in Novi Sad, a muffled sound was heard in the crowd, after which panic ensued.

Participants fled in different directions. The opposition accused the police of using sonic weapons, the use of which is prohibited by Serbian law.

Opposition representatives also pointed out that law enforcement agencies had left the area shortly before the incident, and victims later sought medical attention with characteristic symptoms," this Russian portal indicates.