March 19, 2018

The weekend-house of VMRO-DPMNE councilor set on fire

Incident
Incident due to political affiliation or political belief
incidents committed due to ethnicity

What happened:. The weekend-house of the VMRO-DPMNE in the Municipality of Prilep, Petar Risteski,
was set on fire, by, as he himself suspects, a planted fire. The councilor found out about the fire from the
Police.

Date, time and location of the incident: 19 March, around 22:30, a weekend house in the Prilep region.
Source of information: Electronic media outlet fokus.mk.
Victim(s) involved: none.
Type of crime(s): Damage of Objects of Others (Article 243, CC), Causing general danger (Article 288, CC)
Perpetrator(s): one perpetrator who has been identified.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is political affiliation,
while the bias indicators are:
1. Pattern of previous incidents – This incident is one in the series of incidents against members or
supporters of political parties or former and acting officials.

Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: MoI’s response to the request for information states that there is no
additional information about this case.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the safety and the
political stability of the country in general.

Address
Municipality of Prilep, North Macedonia
Location Name
summer house in Prilep

Number of victims
-
Number of Perpetrators
1
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Destruction of property Serious threat
Incident location
Home
How did the police react?
They caught the perpetrator
The weekend-house of VMRO-DPMNE councilor set on fire image

Criminal offences

Against Property
Damage of property

Grounds

Nationality Ethnic origin Political affiliation