September 24, 2018

SDSM headquarters in Kumanovo damaged

Incident
Incident due to political affiliation or political belief

What happened: On the same date (24.09.2018), in the Police Precinct Kumanovo, another damage was
reported, on “Ilindenska” Street. According to the report, three windows were broken on each of the locations.
D.S. (34) from Kumanovo was detained in relation to the incident.

Date, time and location of the incident: 24.09.2018 on “Ilindenska” Street, SDSM Headquarters, Kumanovo
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): one identified perpetrator.
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: Solved.
Response of the local authorities: The case was solved, whereby it was found that D.S. was the perpetrator.
The case is prosecuted based on 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
“Ilindenska” Street
Location Name
SDSM Headquarters, Kumanovo

Number of victims
-
Number of Perpetrators
1
Status of the case
Perpetrators identified
Type of incident?
Destruction of property Cold weapon attack Violence
Incident location
Other public location
How did the police react?
They caught the perpetrator
Have there been similar incidents / crimes in the same location?
Yes
SDSM headquarters in Kumanovo damaged image

Criminal offences

Against Property
Damage of property
Against the Public Order
Violence

Grounds

Political affiliation