What happened:. The weekend-house of the VMRO-DPMNE in the Municipality of Prilep, Petar Risteski,
was set on fire, by, as he himself suspects, a planted fire. The councilor found out about the fire from the
Police.
Date, time and location of the incident: 19 March, around 22:30, a weekend house in the Prilep region.
Source of information: Electronic media outlet fokus.mk.
Victim(s) involved: none.
Type of crime(s): Damage of Objects of Others (Article 243, CC), Causing general danger (Article 288, CC)
Perpetrator(s): one perpetrator who has been identified.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is political affiliation,
while the bias indicators are:
1. Pattern of previous incidents – This incident is one in the series of incidents against members or
supporters of political parties or former and acting officials.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: MoI’s response to the request for information states that there is no
additional information about this case.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the safety and the
political stability of the country in general.
