What happened: The headquarters of the political party GROM in the Skopje village of Bardovci was
damaged after an unknown perpetrator threw a hard object which damaged one glass window.
Date, time and location of the incident: 10 October, 20:15, party headquarters of the political party
GROM in Bardovci.
Source of information: Focus.mk.
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: Closed; the person who reported the incident did not want to press charges
regarding the incident.
Response of the local authorities: The MoI’s response to the MHC request for public information
regarding this incident confirms that the incident was caused when an unknown person threw a
rock at the headquarters of the political party „GROM”, and right after the incident was reported to the police, police officers from the PS Karposh arrived at the scene, however during a telephone
conversation with the person who reported the case, he underlined that he is not interested in giving
a statement and pressing charges regarding the damage.
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.
