What happened: On 22.04.2019, SEI Kumanovo pressed criminal charges against I.J. (43) from the village
\nof Pelince, municipality Staro Nagorichane, on the grounds of reasonable suspicion of having committed
\nthe criminal offence \u201cSpreading Racial and Xenophobic Material via an Information System\u201d, Article 394-d,
\nparagraph 1 from CC of RNM. The crime was committed on 21.04.2019 via the social network Facebook.
\nDate, time and place of incident: 22.04.2019, Facebook, Pelince, Kumanovo.
\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, I.J. from Kumanovo.
\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.<\/p>\n
Status of case: Criminal charges pressed.
\nResponse of the local authorities: The perpetrator was detained, awaiting criminal charges pursuant to
\n394-d from CC of RNM.
\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: On 22.04.2019, SEI Kumanovo pressed criminal charges against I.J. (43) from the village of Pelince, municipality Staro Nagorichane, on the grounds of reasonable suspicion of having committed the criminal offence \u201cSpreading Racial and Xenophobic Material via an Information System\u201d, Article 394-d, paragraph 1 from CC of RNM. The… […]<\/p>\n