What happened: On 24 January 2019, А.K reported at SIA Bitola damages to the windshield of a Mercedes
vehicle, property of the Greek Consulate in Bitola, parked on Elpida Karamandi Street in Bitola. The roof
of an Opel Grandland vehicle was also damaged by a hard object, property of A.K.’s wife, parked on Elpida
Karamandi Street in Bitola.
Date, time and place of incident: 24.01.2019, Mercedes vehicle, property of the Greek Consulate in Bitola,
parked on Elpida Karamandi Street in Bitola.
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Victim(s) involved: No victims.
Type of crime(s): Damage to Objects of Others (Article 243, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): One unidentified perpetrator.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is nationality/citizenship,
with the bias indicators being:
1. Targeted location – the Greek Consulate in Bitola;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – Previous incidents where the motive was Greek citizenship/
nationality.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: Measures are being taken to solve the case.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety
and the political stability of the country.
