What happened: On 06.05.2019, at 01:30 a.m., at SEI Skopje, V.A. (29) from the village of Volkovo, Skopje
region, reported that on the same day, around 00:30 a.m., A.L. (27) from v. Volkovo hit his BMW vehicle with
Skopje licence plates, parked in front of the headquarters of a political party in Volkovo and broke one of the
windows on the vehicle. After the police officers inspected the scene, A.L. and D.L. (59) behaved aggressively
towards them. Proper charges are going to follow once the case is completely solved and documented.
Date, time and place of incident: 06.05.2019, around 00:30 a.m., in front of the headquarters of a political
party in v. Volkovo.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: No victims.
Type of crime(s): Damage to Objects of Others (Article 243, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Two identified perpetrators.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is political affiliation,
with the bias indicators being:
1. Target location – political/municipal object;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – These types of incidents are registered before every election.
Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: Minutes filed on the determined misdemeanours pursuant to the LMPO.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general political
and safety situation in the country.
