What happened: Yesterday night, around 23:00h, the Mini Cooper of the SDSM MP Hari Lokvenec was set
on fire by unknown perpetrators. Lokvenec was in Prespa yesterday, at the signing of the Agreement between
North Macedonia and Greece.
Date, time and location of the incident: 17 June, around 23 h, in Prilep.
Source of information: electronic media outlet sitel.mk, Nova Makedonija daily, MoI’s daily newsletter
Victim(s) involved: none
Type of crime(s): Inciting Hatred, Discord or Intolerance on National, Racial, Religious and other
Discriminatory Grounds (Article 319, CC), Causing general danger (Article 288, CC)
Perpetrator(s): several unknown perpetrators.
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. Pattern of previous incidents – This incident was preceded by incidents from several months before,
when the citizens protested in front of the home of this MP.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: MoI’s response to the request for information states that measures are
taken to identify the perpetrator and that the case has been reported to PPPO.
Impact on the victims and the community: This types of incidents call into question the political situation
and the safety in the country in general.
