September 20, 2019

Graffiti on kindergarten in Struga

Incident
Incident due to political affiliation or political belief

What happened: On 20.04.2019, at 4:35 p.m., at the Police Station Struga, it was reported that opposite
the Josip Broz Tito Primary School on Dimche Kovacheski Street in Struga, graffiti was drawn on the wall
of an auxiliary object within the kindergarten regarding the upcoming elections. Measures are being taken
to solve the case.

Date, time and place of incident: 20.04.2019, kindergarten, Struga.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: No victims.
Type of crime(s): Damage to Objects of Others (Article 243, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): No identified perpetrator.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is political affiliation,
with the bias indicators being:
1. Target location – school building/polling station;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – These types of incidents are registered before every election.

Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: Written notification filed to the PPPO Struga.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general political
and safety situation in the country.

Address
opposite the primary school "Josip Broz Tito" on st. "Dimche Kovaceski"
Location Name
kindergarten in Struga

Number of victims
-
Number of Perpetrators
-
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Destruction of property
Incident location
Institution
How did the police react?
They investigated the incident
Have there been similar incidents / crimes in the same location?
Yes
Graffiti on kindergarten in Struga image

Criminal offences

Against the State
Causing national, racial or religious hate, discord and intolerance

Grounds

Political affiliation