What happened: SEI Ohrid pressed criminal charges against N.U. (59) from the village of Vevcani, Struga
\nregion, on the grounds of reasonable suspicion for having committed the criminal offence \u201cSpreading
\nRacial and Xenophobic Material via an Information System\u201d. During 2018 and 2019, the reported individual
\nspread racial and xenophobic material via his Facebook profile.<\/p>\n
Date, time and place of incident: 2018 and 2019, Facebook, Vevcani, Struga.
\nSource of information: MOI\u2019s daily newsletter.
\nVictim(s) involved: No victims.
\nType of crime(s): Spreading Racial and Xenophobic Material via an Information System (Article 394-d, CC
\nof RNM).
\nPerpetrator(s): One identified perpetrator. N.U. from Vevcani.
\nBrief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is ethnicity, with the bias
\nindicators being:
\n1. Ethnicity \u2013 the perpetrator spread hate speech against a different ethnic community;
\n2. Pattern of previous incidents \u2013 very often social media, particularly Facebook, is used as a
\nplatform for this type of incidents.
\nStatus of case: Criminal charges pressed.<\/p>\n
Response of the local authorities: The perpetrator was detained, upon which criminal charges were pressed
\nfor having committed a criminal offence pursuant to Article 394-d from CC of RNM. The crime was qualified
\nas a hate crime.
\nImpact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety in
\nthe country and the co-existence among different ethnic groups in society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: SEI Ohrid pressed criminal charges against N.U. (59) from the village of Vevcani, Struga region, on the grounds of reasonable suspicion for having committed the criminal offence \u201cSpreading Racial and Xenophobic Material via an Information System\u201d. During 2018 and 2019, the reported individual spread racial and xenophobic material… […]<\/p>\n