What happened: Unknown persons damaged the party headquarters of the political party „BESA”
on Str. Tale Hristov, in the Trade Centre Skopje Sever, where two windows were broken with a heavy
object and six posters were torn.
Date, time and location of the incident: 01 October, 01:00, party headquarters of the political party
BESA in Butel, Skopje.
Source of information: MoI daily bulletin.
Victim(s) involved: Apart from material damage, there were no victims in this incident.
Type of crime(s): Damage to Objects of Others (Article 243, CC).
Perpetrator(s): Unknown.
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 was the headquarters of a political party
2. Pattern of previous incidents – this incident was preceded by previous incidents from the previous
days, when the party headquarters of the political parties VMRO-DPMNE, SDSM and DPSM were
damaged.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: The MoI’s response to the MHC request for public information
regarding this incident stated that a person reported the incident and filed charges.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident has negative financial implications on the
political party and causes security concerns in the community it operates.
