February 14, 2014

Stoning of the regional office of the Civic Option for Macedonia (GROM) in Skopje Municipality of Butel (verified)

Incident
Incident due to political affiliation or political belief

What happened: During the night, unknown perpetrators stoned the local
regional office of the Civic Option for Macedonia (GROM) in the Skopje municipality of Butel.

Date, time and place of the incident: February 14, 3:30 am, the regional office of
Civic option for Macedonia (GROM) in Skopje, Municipality of Butel.
Source of information: National electronic media “media mkd.mk” (media mkd.mk)
Victim (s) involved: Apart from material damage, there were no other direct casualties in this incident.
Type of crime (a): Damage to other people’s objects Art. 243 KZRM.
Perpetrator (s): Unknown
Brief description of the incident with indicators of bias: In this incident, the motive of
bias is political affiliation and political beliefs, and the indicator of bias is:
1. The target / perception of the victim – the target is the regional office of the opposition party, it can
to be interpreted as an act of intimidation.

Status of the case: Under investigation.
Response of the competent authorities: Through the media, the police stated that they are working on clearing
of the case, but the Committee has no information on possible charges.
Impact on the victim (s) and the community Incidents of this type call her into question
general political stability in the country.

Address
Skopje, Municipality of Butel
Location Name
regional office of Civic option for Macedonia (GROM)

Number of victims
-
Number of Perpetrators
-
Status of the case
Under investigation
Type of incident?
Destruction of property
Incident location
Other public location
How did the police react?
They investigated the incident
Have there been similar incidents / crimes in the same location?
Yes
Stoning of the regional office of the Civic Option for Macedonia (GROM) in Skopje Municipality of Butel (verified) image

Criminal offences

Against Property
Damage of property

Grounds

Political affiliation