What happened: There was an armed robbery in the premises of the Democratic Party of the Serbs
on Bul. Kocho Racin in Skopje, where the perpetrator(s) took 100.000 MKD from the desks of the
employees, a Nikon camera and Swarovski cuff links, after which they managed to leave the scene
unnoticed.
Date, time and location of the incident: 27 September, 09:30, party headquarters of DPSM in Skopje.
Source of information: Electronic media Plusinfo.
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 and SDSM were damaged
3. Perception of a person involved in the event – the president of DPSM, Ivan Stoiljkovikj stated for
the media that the goal of the incident was to exert political pressure and intimidate the party
membership.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: The MoI’s response to the MHC request for public information regarding this case stated that on 27 September 2017, around 09:30, there was a report that on the
same day, an unknown perpetrator committed an armed robbery in the premises of DPSM. After this,
the Unit for destruction of property and juvenile delinquency Centre-Bit Pazar submitted a written
notification to the Basic Public Prosecution Skopje no.28.13.4-5069 dated 11 December 2017.
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.
