What happened: On 19.09.2018, at 08:30 h, on “Orde Chopela” Street in Prilep, the damage to the
municipal office of the political party SDSM was reported, whereby two window panes were broken. Measures
are taken to solve the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 19.09.2018, around 08:30 h, on “Orde Chopela” Street, SDSM
headquarters in Prilep.
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: none
Type of crime(s): Damage of objects of others (Article 243, CC), Perpetrator(s): unknown perpetrator(s).
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is political affiliation
or political conviction, and the bias indicators are:
1. Target location – the target location are the headquarters of a political party
2. Pattern of previous incidents – This incident was preceded by other incidents, when the SDSM’s
headquarters were demolished
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: Measures are taken to solve the incident, the crime is prosecuted upon
the filing of a private lawsuit.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into quesiton the political
stability in the country in general.
