What happened: A person reported that while he was sitting inside the VMRO-DPMNE headquarters
on “Cvetan Dimov” St., juveniles damaged the facility by stoning it (they broke a window pane). The
MoI’s daily bulletin states that they were taking measures to solve the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 18 March, around 22:45, VMRO-DPMNE party headquarters
in the residential area of Chair, Skopje
Source of information: Daily bulletin of the Ministry of Interior.
Victim(s) involved: Apart from material damage, there were no victims in this incident.
Type of crime(s): Damage of Objects of Others(Article 243, CC)
Perpetrator(s): Group of several juvenile persons.
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 similar incidents during the previous
month, when the SDSM party headquarters in several cities across the country were damaged;
Status of the case: Under investigation.
Response of the local authorities: The MoI’s response to the MHC request for public information regarding this incident stated that the crime of “Damage of Objects of Others” was in question in
this case, which is prosecuted upon the filing of a private lawsuit in accordance with Article 243 from
the Criminal Code and that they were still working on solving the case.
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.
