What happened: In Bitola, the glass window on the door of the VMRO-DPMNE political party premises
at Str. Crveni Steni was broken.
Date, time and location of the incident: 02 October, 20:30, party headquarters of the political party
VMRO-DPMNE in Bitola.
Source of information: Electronic media outlet Shetalishte.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 and BESA
were damaged.
Status of the case: Under investigation.
Response of the local authorities: The MoI’s response to the MHC request for public information
regarding this incident stated that the criminal act in question was “Damaging Objects of Others”,
which was prosecuted upon a private lawsuit, and that SIA Bitola was working on clarifying the
incident and finding the perpetrators.
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.
