What happened: Elvis Bajram, who was the Mayor of the Municipality of Shuto Orizari at the time of
the incident, as a candidate for Mayor from the coalition led by VMRO-DPMNE on the local elections,
was injured in a fight between two groups in Shuto Orizari. After the fight Bajram was taken to the
Hospital 8th of September where the doctors determined a head injury.
Date, time and location of the incident: 02 October, 19:00, Shuto Orizari.
Source of information: Electronic media outlet Free Europe.
Victim(s) involved: One person – Mayor of Municipality of Shuto Orizari.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC)
Perpetrator(s): A group of several people.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is political
affiliation or political conviction, and the bias indicators are:
1. Time – the attack took place during the election campaign presentation.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: The MOI’s response to the MHC request for public information
regarding this incident only stated that eight reports were submitted for the charges stipulated in
Article 11 para.2 of the Law on Misdemeanours against the Public Order.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident has negative financial implications on the
political party and causes security concerns in the community it operates.
