What happened: On 23.06.2018, at 23 h, a responsible person from the political party VMRO-DPMNE
reported via phone to the Information and Command Unit that unknown perpetrators had thrown paint on
and around the facility owned by the party, located on VMRO boulevard. Police officers went to the crime
scene and measures are taken to solve the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 23.06.2018, at 23h, Main square in Skopje.
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: none
Type of crime(s): Damage of objects of other (Article 243, CC),
Perpetrator(s): several unknown perpetrators.
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 incidents where the party headquarters of
SDSM had been demolished
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: MoI’s response to the request for information states that they have
registered this incident as the crime of “Damaging objects of others” in accordance with Article 243 from the
CC.
Impact on the victims and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic co-existence of
the two major ethnic communities in the country.
