What happened: SEI Ohrid, pressed criminal charges against R.D. (45) from Ohrid on the grounds of reasonable
\nsuspicion for having committed the criminal offence \u201cSpreading Racial and Xenophobic Material via an
\nInformation System.\u201d On 04.04.2019, he spread racial and xenophobic written material via his Facebook
\nprofile, promoting and inciting hatred, discrimination or violence against a certain group, members of a
\npolitical party.<\/p>\n
Date, time and place of incident: 04.04.2019, Facebook, Ohrid.
\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, R.D. (45) from Ohrid.
\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 social media such as Facebook is particularly used as a platform
\nfor these types of incidents.<\/p>\n
Status of case: Criminal charges pressed.
\nResponse of the local authorities: The perpetrator was detained, awaiting charges on the grounds of the
\ncriminal offence pursuant Article 394-d from CC of RNM. The criminal offence was qualified as 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 R.D. (45) from Ohrid on the grounds of reasonable suspicion for having committed the criminal offence \u201cSpreading Racial and Xenophobic Material via an Information System.\u201d On 04.04.2019, he spread racial and xenophobic written material via his Facebook profile, promoting and inciting hatred,… […]<\/p>\n