What happened: The premises of the municipal committee of VMRO-DPMNE in Ohrid were broken
into. Apart from the two broken exterior windows through which the persons entered the premises,
there was no damage to the office furniture in the headquarters.
Date, time and location of the incident: 10 December, around 00:00, party headquarters of VMRO-
DPMNE on Ohrid.
Source of information: Skopjeinfo.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.
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 during the election campaign
and the election process, when the party headquarters of the political parties VMRO-DPMNE, SDSM,
DPSM, BESA, DUI and GROM were damaged.
Status of the case: Criminal charges have been filed against an unknown perpetrator.
Response of the local authorities: The MoI’s response to the MHC request for public information
regarding this incident stated that SIA Ohrid filed criminal charges to the Basic Public Prosecution
Ohrid against an unknown perpetrator on the grounds of reasonable suspicion of committing the
criminal act of Armed robbery, as stipulated in Article 236 para.1 and Article 19 of the CC, and that
SIA Ohrid continues to take measures for resolving the incident and finding the perpetrators.
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.
