What happened: The Monument of the Revolution in the center of Tetovo dedicated to the fighters from
the Second World War was desecrated with inadequate and provocative content. The Shkendija supporter
group – “Balisti” have put their signature on the monument along with today’s date, which is when the football
club is planning to celebrate the champion title in the First football league.
Date, time and location of the incident: 21 May, in the evening hours, in the center of Tetovo.
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: none.
Type of crime(s): Damage of 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 ethnicity, while the
bias indicators are:
1. Pattern of previous incidents – cases of demolition of damage of monuments from WWII had also been
registered before.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: MoI’s response to the request for information states that they registered
this case as a violation of the public order and peace and are taking measures to identify the perpetrators.
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.
