What happened: On 18.07.2018, around 19:30, it was reported that in Kichevo, G.P. (43) from Kichevo,
broke the glass from the headquarters of the political party SDSM, located on “Marshal Tito” Street. The
person was detained in the Police Precinct Kichevo, and they are working to fully clarify the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: on 18.07.2018, around 19:30, on “Marshal Tito” Street, SDSM
headquarters, in Kichevo
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: none
Type of crime(s): Damaging objects of others (Article 243, CC), Perpetrator(s): several 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 are the headquarters of a political party
2. Pattern of previous incidents – This incident was preceded by incidents where the SDSM party
headquarters were demolished.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: By the time this report was finished, there was no response from MoI.
(We got the response from MoI in January 2019, the perpetrator has been identified and the plaintiffs were
instructed to press charges as individuals)
Impact on the victims and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic co-existence of
the two major ethnic communities in the country.
