March 6, 2018

MP Branko Sinadinovski attacked

Incident
Incident due to ethnical belonging, citizenship or language
Incident due to political affiliation or political belief

What happened: The DUI MP Branko Sinadinovski was attacked by two unknown attackers, whereby he
was fiercely hit and kicked in the head, face and stomach. Then, with the help of people from the vicinity he
was taken to the hospital. The police is working to solve the case.

Date, time and location of the incident: 06 March, 14.10 h, in front of his home in Aerodrom, Skopje.
Source of information: Electronic media outlet faktor.mk
Victim(s) involved: MP Sinadinovski was injured.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC)
Perpetrator(s): two unknown perpetrator(s).
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is political affiliation
or political convictions, and ethnicity, and the bias indicators are:
1. Pattern of previous incidents – This incident is one in the series of incidents against members or
supporters of political parties or former and acting officials.
2. Difference in ethnicity – MP Branko Sinadinovski is an Albanian of orthodox belief, and is a member of
the Albanian political party DUI.

Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: MoI’s response to the request for information states that the PPO has
been informed and that they are working to solve this case.
Impact on the victims and the community: Incidents of this kind call into question the safety and the
political stability of the country in general.

Address
Muncipallity of Aerodrom, Skopje, Northern Macedonia
Location Name
in front of the MP's home

Number of victims
1
Number of Perpetrators
2
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Physical attack (assault) Violence
Incident location
Street
How did the police react?
They investigated the incident
MP Branko Sinadinovski attacked image

Criminal offences

Against the Public Order
Violence

Grounds

Nationality Ethnic origin Religion or belief Political affiliation