October 7, 2017

Damaged headquarters of “Obedineti za Makedonija” (OM) in Drachevo (verified)

Incident
Incident due to political affiliation or political belief

What happened: Unknown perpetrator damaged the glass of the headquarters of the political party
of OM located on Str. Zhivko Firfov in the neighbourhood of Drachevo with a stone.

Date, time and location of the incident: 07 October, 23:00, party headquarters of the political party
OM in Drachevo.
Source of information: TV Nova.
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, DPSM, BESA and
DUI 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 case was only that the report and official notes were prepared, and the Unit for
Reporting and Command in SIA Skopje where the incident was reported took photographs of the
crime scene.
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.

Address
st. "Zivko Firfov" in the settlement of Dracevo
Location Name
United Macedonia (OM) party headquarters

Number of victims
-
Number of Perpetrators
1
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Destruction of property
Incident location
Other public location
How did the police react?
They investigated the incident
Have there been similar incidents / crimes in the same location?
Yes
Damaged headquarters of “Obedineti za Makedonija” (OM) in Drachevo (verified) image

Criminal offences

Against Property
Damage of property

Grounds

Political affiliation