January 25, 2019

Broken glass doors at the EU Info Centre Skopje

Incident
incidents committed due to ethnicity

What happened: On 25 January 2019, at 04:20 a.m., SIA Skopje received a report that on the Kiril I Metodij
Blvd., D.A. (22) from Skopje applied physical force and damaged the two glass doors of the building where
the EU Info Centre is located. He was detained at the Police Station Centre, and once the police fully
documents the event proper charges are going to follow.

Date, time and place of incident: 25.01.2019, at 04:20 a.m., EU Info Centre, Kiril I Metodij Blvd.
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).
Perpetrators: One identified perpetrator D.А. (22).
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is nationality/citizenship,
with the bias indicators being:
1. Targeted location – the EU Info Centre in Skopje;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – Previous incidents against the EU.

Status of the case: Charges pressed against the perpetrator D.A.
Response of the local authorities: Charges pressed against the perpetrator D.A.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety
and the political stability of the country.

Address
Cyril and Methodius Boulevard
Location Name
EU InfoCentre

Number of victims
-
Number of Perpetrators
1
Status of the case
Perpetrators identified
Type of incident?
Destruction of property Serious threat Physical attack (assault) Violence
Incident location
Institution
How did the police react?
They caught the perpetrator
Have there been similar incidents / crimes in the same location?
Yes
Broken glass doors at the EU Info Centre Skopje image

Criminal offences

Against Property
Damage of property
Against the Public Order
Violence

Grounds

Nationality Ethnic origin