What happened: Unknown perpetrators broke into the Church St. Anastasij and St. Petka, desecrated
several stone graves and damaged the sign pointing to the Church in the village.
Date, time and location of the incident: January 12, the incident was reported at 08:20am. The
location of the incident is the Church St.Anastasij and St.Petka in Volkovo.
Source of information: The national media Press24.
Victim(s) involved: Except the material damage, there were no direct victims in this incident.
Type of the crime(s): Vandalizing graves, Art. 400 of the Criminal Code of Republic (CCRM), Incitement
of hate, discord and intolerance on national, racial religious or other discriminatory ground (Art. 319).
Perpetrator(s): Unknown.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is the religious
affiliation and religious persuasion, and the bias indicator is:
1. The location of the incident – Orthodox Christian Church.
Status of the case: Incident was reported to the local authorities.
Response of local authorities: Ongoing investigation.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident is one of many incidents that happened
in this period of the year which puts into question the ethnic coexistence between the two major
communities in the country.
