What happened: During the protest in defence of the name which took place on 27th February 2018, and
which started at 18 h in front of the EU headquarters in Skopje, and continued in front of Parliament, several
incidents took place, MoI informed.
According to the police, upon the arrival of the citizens, several persons threw stones towards the building of
the EU Center, whereby a police officer was hit by a stone on his left thigh. Furthermore, also during the protest,
in front of Parliament, several unknown people set the flags of Republic of Greece and Republic of Alaina on fire.
While taking measures and activities, in the Woman-Fighter Park in Skopje, five broken bottles with flammable
liquid were found and K.G. (24) from Skopje was apprehended in relation to this event. After a talk, K.G. was taken
in custody at the police station. During the protest, in front of the Parliament, several unknown people set the
flags of the Republic of Greece and Republic of Albania.
Date, time and location of the incident: On 27.02.2018, around 18.00 h, the offices of the EU delegation in
Skopje and the Parliament.
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: none.
Type of crime(s): Causing general danger (Article 288, CC), Inciting Hatred, Discord or Intolerance on National,
Racial, Religious and other Discriminatory Grounds (Article 319 of CC)
Perpetrator(s): one identified and several unidentified perpetrators.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is ethnicity and nationality,
while the bias indicators are:
1. Pattern of previous incidents – the previous protest were also marked by hate speech and inciting ethnic and
national intolerance both towards the ethnic communities living in our country, as well as the neighboring
nationalities.
2. Location – The incident took place in front of the offices of the international community, and in front of
the Parliament of the RM.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: MoI’s response stated that one perpetrator had been identified and taken
into custody, and that an adequate motion would be lodged once the case was clarified.
Impact on the victims and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic co-existence of the
two major ethnic communities in the country.
