What happened: The windows of the VMRO-DPMNE headquarters located on the Str. Mosha Pijade
in Kavadarci were broken.
Date, time and location of the incident: 28 September, 01:00, party headquarters of VMRO-DPMNE
in Kavadarci.
Source of information: Electronic media outlet Makfaks.
Victim(s) involved: Apart from material damage, there were no victims in this incident.
Type of crime(s): Damage to Objects of Others (Article 243, CC).
Perpetrator(s): Unknown.
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. Target location – the target location was the headquarters of a political party
2. Pattern of previous incidents – this incident was preceded by previous incidents from the previous
days, when the party headquarters of the political parties VMRO-DPMNE, SDSM and DPSM were
damaged.
Status of the case: Misdemeanour charges were filed for false incident reporting.
Response of the local authorities: The MoI’s response to the MHC request for public information
regarding this incident stated that they determined that this was a case of false reporting and
misdemeanour charges have been filed against the person who reported the incident in compliance
with Article 16 of the Law on Misdemeanour against the Public Order – False incident reporting.
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.
