What happened: An unknown perpetrator damaged the billboard which contained political materials
of the DUI party, placed on the crossroad on “11 Oktomvri” Street and “11 Noemvri” Street in
Kumanovo.
Date, time and location of the incident: 25 November, around 12:30, “JNA” Street, Kumanovo.
Source of information: Electronic medium Kumanovonews.
Victim(s) involved: Aside from the material damage, there were no victims of this incident.
Type of the crime(s): Damage to objects of others (Article 243, CC), Causing hatred, discord or
intolerance on national, racial, religious and other discriminatory ground (Article 319, CC).
Perpetrator(s): Unknown.
Brief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is political
affi liation and the bias indicators are:
1. Damage to an object – the billboard contained political material of the DUI party;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – this incident is the latest in the growing trend of damaging billboards
with political content during the pre-election period.
Status of the case: Under investigation.
Response of Local Authorities: In MOI’s response to the Committee’s request for public information
regarding this incident, it is stated that after the reporting of the event, UPS of SIA Kumanovo
investigated the billboard placed on “11 Oktomvri” and “11 Noemvri” Street in Kumanovo, and thus
it was established that unknown perpetrator(s) ripped the poster on both sides of the billboard.
The incident was photo-documented by the investigation team of SIA Kumanovo and the Public
Prosecutor of PPO Kumanovo was notifi ed about the incident. Additionally, the response stated that
measures were being taken for solving the case.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident calls into question the political stability of
the country in general.
