What happened: The commemoration plate of Mara Buneva, set up by Bulgarian organizations was
broken the same day it was publicly presented.
Date, time and location of the incident: January 13, at the bank of river Vardar in the Centre of Skopje.
Source of information: The regional media Centarnews.
Victim(s) involved: Except the material damage, there were no direct victims in this incident.
Type of the crime(s): Damaging of other’s property Art. 243 CCRM, Incitement of hate, discord and
intolerance on national, racial religious or other discriminatory ground (Art. 319).
Perpetrator(s): Unknown.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is the ethnic origin,
citizenship or language, and the bias indicators are:
1. Victim perception – The fact that the indirect victims of the crime – the Bulgarian organizations wеre
engaged in activities promoting their group prior the incident.
2. Pattern of previous incidents – This incident occurs second year in a row.
Status of the case: Incident was reported to the local authorities.
Response of local authorities: The police reacted immediately and investigated the scene. The
investigation is ongoing.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This type of incidents brings into question the general
