What happened: In the course of the night, while the members of SDSM were holding a meeting,
their headquarters in Aerodrom were stoned. Several windows got broken in the attack. According
to the information reported in the media, apart from the material damage, no people were injured
in the incident.
Date, time and location of the incident: 22 March, 20:00, SDSM party headquarters in the residential
area Aerodrom, Skopje.
Source of information: Electronic media outlet A1on.mk.
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 similar incidents during the previous
month, when SDSM party headquarters were damaged in several cities across the country;
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 the crime of “Damage of Objects of Others” was in question in
this case, which is prosecuted upon the filing of a private lawsuit in accordance with Article 243 from
the Criminal Code and that they were still working on solving the case.
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.
