What happened: Over the course of the night between the 17 and 18 January, unknown perpetrators drew
swastikas on the Krale Marko’s monument in the center of Prilep. The inspection services of the Municipality of
Prilep registered this act of vandalism, and the monument was cleaned over the course of the next day.
The municipal authorities say that the case has been reported to the police.
“The municipality of Prilep condemns this act of vandalism and urges the citizens of Prilep to preserve and
monuments and monumental landmarks in the city, and to report any attempt at their desecration to the police”
stated the press-release.
Date, time and location of the incident: on the night etween 17 and 18 january 2018, the monument of Krale
Marko in the center of Prilep.
Source of information: electronic media outlet makfax.com.mk
Victim(s) involved: none.
Type of crime(s): Damage of Objects of Others (Article 243, CC), Inciting Hatred, Discord or Intolerance on
National, Racial, Religious and other Discriminatory Grounds (Article 319 of CC)
Perpetrator(s): unknown perpetrators.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is ethnicity, while the
bias indicators are:
1. Pattern of previous incidents – Graffiti spreading hate speech on grounds of ethnicity had been written on
previous occasions as well.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: In the response we got from MoI, they informed us that they were working
to solve the case.
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.
