April 13, 2014

Vice-president of SDSM Shekjerinska attacked by MP Amdi Bajram and his son (unverified)

Incident
Incident due to political affiliation or political belief

What happened: According to her statement made for the media, Shekjerinska was attacked by Amdi
Bajram and his son (part of the ruling party coalition) during the monitoring of the election process
in Shuto Orizari.

Date, time and location of the incident: April 13th, Elementary school Brakja Ramiz i Hamid, Shuto
Orizari, Skopje.
Source of information: The electronic media NovaTv.
Victim(s) involved: One female, Vice president of the largest opposition party in the country.
Type of the crime(s): Endangerment of safety Art.144, Severe bodily harm Art.131 CCRM.
Perpetrator(s): Two males, that politically are a part of the ruling party coalition.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: The bias motive in this incident is political affiliation
and political persuasion, and the bias indicators in this incident are:
1. Location and timing – the incident occurred at a time and place of significance to the election process
(voting location, during voting time).
2. Nature of violence – the incident was carried out in public.
3. Lack of other motives.

Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of local authorities: The MOI answered on the Request for information sent by the
Committee that they have no information in relation to this incident.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: These type of incidents brings into question the general
political situation in the country and the cohabitation between the different communities in the
society, and the success of the election process in general.

Address
Elementary school Brakja Ramiz i Hamid, Shuto Orizari, Skopje
Location Name
Elementary school Brakja Ramiz i Hamid, Shuto Orizari, Skopje

Number of victims
1
Number of Perpetrators
2
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Physical attack (assault) Violence
Incident location
Institution
How did the police react?
They did nothing
Vice-president of SDSM Shekjerinska attacked by MP Amdi Bajram and his son (unverified) image

Criminal offences

Against Life and Body
Bodily Injury
Against the Public Order
Violence

Grounds

Political affiliation