September 19, 2018

Another SDSM office in Prilep damaged

Incident
Incident due to political affiliation or political belief

What happened: On 19.09.2018, at 08:30 h, on “Orde Chopela” Street in Prilep, the damage to the
municipal office of the political party SDSM was reported, whereby two window panes were broken. Measures
are taken to solve the case.

Date, time and location of the incident: 19.09.2018, around 08:30 h, on “Orde Chopela” Street, SDSM
headquarters in Prilep.
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 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 other incidents, when the SDSM’s
headquarters were demolished

Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: Measures are taken to solve the incident, the crime is prosecuted upon
the filing of a private lawsuit.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into quesiton the political
stability in the country in general.

Address
“Orde Chopela” Street
Location Name
municipal office of the political party SDSM

Number of victims
-
Number of Perpetrators
-
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Destruction of property Violence
Incident location
Other public location
How did the police react?
They investigated the incident
Have there been similar incidents / crimes in the same location?
Yes
Another SDSM office in Prilep damaged image

Criminal offences

Against Property
Damage of property
Against the Public Order
Violence

Grounds

Political affiliation