What happened: Susana Trajkovska, activist of SDSM-Prilep, was intercepted and attacked by two unknown persons whose faces she could not see as they were covered with hoods. According to her
testimony, the people came from behind her, grabbed tightly and lifted her, and then warned her not
to turn her head either left or right and told her: “You are very exposed on TV and if you continue like
that we will destroy you”. They then let her go, warning her not to turn back to look at them as they
were leaving. The people wore black knitted gloves, black sweatshirts with hoods and according to
her perception were older than 30.
Date, time and location of the incident: 16 March, 21:00, Republikanska St. Prilep
Source of information: Electronic media outlet Plusinfo
Victim(s) involved: One person.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Endangering Security (Article 144, CC)
Perpetrator(s): Two persons.
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. The content of the threats – The victim was insulted and threatened because she was publicly active
as a political activist;
2. The victim’s perception – according to the statement given to the media, the victim perceives the
incident as bias motivated.
Status of the case: Under investigation.
Response of the local authorities: The MoI’s response to the MHC request for public information
regarding this incident stated that upon getting the report, the police officers registered the report
of the crime of “Endangering Security” pursuant to Article 144, paragraph 1, which is prosecuted
upon the filing of a private lawsuit, and that SIA Prilep was working to clarify the incident and identify
the perpetrators.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident has negative implications on the political
party members and causes security concerns in the community.
