What happened: Over the course of the night between the 17 and 18 January, unknown perpetrators drew
\nswastikas on the Krale Marko\u2019s monument in the center of Prilep. The inspection services of the Municipality of
\nPrilep registered this act of vandalism, and the monument was cleaned over the course of the next day.
\nThe municipal authorities say that the case has been reported to the police.
\n\u201cThe municipality of Prilep condemns this act of vandalism and urges the citizens of Prilep to preserve and
\nmonuments and monumental landmarks in the city, and to report any attempt at their desecration to the police\u201d
\nstated the press-release.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: on the night etween 17 and 18 january 2018, the monument of Krale
\nMarko in the center of Prilep.
\nSource of information: electronic media outlet makfax.com.mk
\nVictim(s) involved: none.
\nType of crime(s): Damage of Objects of Others (Article 243, CC), Inciting Hatred, Discord or Intolerance on
\nNational, Racial, Religious and other Discriminatory Grounds (Article 319 of CC)
\nPerpetrator(s): unknown perpetrators.
\nBrief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is ethnicity, while the
\nbias indicators are:
\n1. Pattern of previous incidents \u2013 Graffiti spreading hate speech on grounds of ethnicity had been written on
\nprevious occasions as well.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Unknown.
\nResponse of the local authorities: In the response we got from MoI, they informed us that they were working
\nto solve the case.
\nImpact on the victims and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic co-existence of the
\ntwo major ethnic communities in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: Over the course of the night between the 17 and 18 January, unknown perpetrators drew swastikas on the Krale Marko\u2019s monument in the center of Prilep. The inspection services of the Municipality of Prilep registered this act of vandalism, and the monument was cleaned over the course of… […]<\/p>\n