What happened: On 14.05.2019, at 1:00 p.m., at SEI Tetovo and the Police Department Saraj, M.N. – president
of the Veterans’ Board, reported damages to the Karpalak Memorial Plaque located on the Tetovo-Skopje
highway at Karpalak. Measures are being taken to solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 14.05.2019, at 1:00 p.m., Tetovo-Skopje highway at Karpalak.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, vesti.mk, emagazin.mk.
Victim(s) involved: No victims.
Type of crime(s): Damage to Objects of Others (Article 243, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Unidentified perpetrator.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is ethnicity, with the bias
indicators being:
1. Target location – veterans’ memorial from the 2001 war;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – These types of incidents have been previously registered.
Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: The police is working on solving the case.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general political
and safety situation in the country.
