What happened: In the village of Sopishte, Skopje area, in the vicinity of the roundabout, an unknown
perpetrator, at an unspecified time, damaged the headquarters of the political party SDSM, breaking
two window panes. The MoI’s bulletin states that measures have been taken to find the perpetrator
and fully solve the crime.
Date, time and location of the incident: 26 February, 01:00, SDSM’s party headquarters in the village
of Sopishte.
Source of information: MoI daily bulletin, electronic media outlet Sloboden pechat.
Victim(s) involved: Apart from material damage, there were no victims in this incident.
Type of crime(s): Damage to 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 was the headquarters of a political party
2. Pattern of previous incidents – This incident was preceded by incidents two days earlier, when the
SDSM party headquarters in Prilep and in the village of Drachevo were damaged.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: The MOI’s response to the MHC request for public information
regarding this incident, stated that on 2 March 2017, the political party SDSM submitted a report for
this event, stating that it occurred on the night between February 25 and 26, 2017, between 21:00
and 06:00 hours, and three window panes were broken causing a material damage of about 7,000
MKD. There is no indication of any other actions that were taken by the Ministry of Interior for the
purpose of investigating this incident.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident has negative financial implications on the political party and causes security concerns in the community it operates.
