January 24, 2019

The vehicle of the Greek consul in Bitola damaged

Incident
Causing national, racial or religious hate, discord or intolerance
Incident due to political affiliation or political belief

What happened: On 24 January 2019, А.K reported at SIA Bitola damages to the windshield of a Mercedes
vehicle, property of the Greek Consulate in Bitola, parked on Elpida Karamandi Street in Bitola. The roof
of an Opel Grandland vehicle was also damaged by a hard object, property of A.K.’s wife, parked on Elpida
Karamandi Street in Bitola.

Date, time and place of incident: 24.01.2019, Mercedes vehicle, property of the Greek Consulate in Bitola,
parked on Elpida Karamandi Street in Bitola.
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Victim(s) involved: No victims.
Type of crime(s): Damage to Objects of Others (Article 243, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): One unidentified perpetrator.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is nationality/citizenship,
with the bias indicators being:
1. Targeted location – the Greek Consulate in Bitola;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – Previous incidents where the motive was Greek citizenship/
nationality.

Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: Measures are being taken to solve the case.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety
and the political stability of the country.

Address
Elpida Karamandi street
Location Name
Bitola

Number of victims
1
Number of Perpetrators
-
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Destruction of property Physical attack (assault) Violence
Incident location
Street
How did the police react?
They investigated the incident
Have there been similar incidents / crimes in the same location?
Yes
The vehicle of the Greek consul in Bitola damaged image

Criminal offences

Against Property
Damage of property
Against the Public Order
Violence
Against the State
Causing national, racial or religious hate, discord and intolerance

Grounds

Political affiliation
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