What happened: Unknown perpetrators destroyed the SDSM party headquarters in Shtip and caused
serious material damage, after which they shattered and took away the entire documentation of the party.
Date, time and location of the incident: 10 May, around 23:50, headquarters of the SDSM party in
Shtip.
Source of information: Electronic medium Meta Novinska Agency.
Victim(s) involved: Aside from the material damage, there were no victims of this incident.
Type of the crime(s): Damage to objects of others (Article 243, CC), Causing hatred, discord or
intolerance on national, racial, religious and other discriminatory ground (Article 319, CC).
Perpetrator(s): Unknown.
Brief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is political
affi liation and the bias indicators are:
1. Target location – the target location is the headquarters of the governing political party;
Status of the case: Filed criminal charges.
Response of Local Authorities: In MOI’s response to the Committee’s request for public information
regarding this incident, it is stated that the Public Prosecutor was immediately informed about the
incident and a full investigation was conducted on the scene, after which SIA Shtip fi led criminal
charges with the Public Prosecutor’s Offi ce in Shtip for the criminal act of “Burglary” punishable
under Art. 236 of CC.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident calls into question the political stability of
the country in general.
