.What happened: On 07.04.2019, at 11.40 a.m., at the Police Station Gazi Baba, N.I. (25) from Skopje reported
that on 07.04.2019, around 03:00 a.m., five individuals seized propaganda material for the 2019 presidential
elections from him on Pero Nakov Street, after which N.I. left the location. The Public Prosecutor was
immediately informed and the proper measures and activities were taken. The police conducted an official
conversation with G.Gj. (26) and B.A. (23). Written notification was filed to the competent Primary Public
Prosecutor’s Office.
Date, time and place of incident: 07.04.2019, at 11.40 a.m., Pero Nakov Street.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, opserver.mk.
Victim(s) involved: No victims.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Several unidentified perpetrators.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is political origin, with
the bias indicators being:
1. Political origin – the victim belonged to a different political affiliation from the one of the
perpetrators;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – these types of incidents are often registered before and during
elections.
Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: The perpetrator was detained and proper charges are going to be pressed
against him.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety in
the country.
