What happened: Susana Trajkovska, activist of SDSM-Prilep, was intercepted and attacked by two unknown persons whose faces she could not see as they were covered with hoods. According to her
\ntestimony, the people came from behind her, grabbed tightly and lifted her, and then warned her not
\nto turn her head either left or right and told her: \u201cYou are very exposed on TV and if you continue like
\nthat we will destroy you\u201d. They then let her go, warning her not to turn back to look at them as they
\nwere leaving. The people wore black knitted gloves, black sweatshirts with hoods and according to
\nher perception were older than 30.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: 16 March, 21:00, Republikanska St. Prilep
\nSource of information: Electronic media outlet Plusinfo
\nVictim(s) involved: One person.
\nType of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Endangering Security (Article 144, CC)
\nPerpetrator(s): Two persons.
\nBrief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is political
\naffiliation or political conviction, and the bias indicators are:
\n1. The content of the threats \u2013 The victim was insulted and threatened because she was publicly active
\nas a political activist;
\n2. The victim\u2019s perception \u2013 according to the statement given to the media, the victim perceives the
\nincident as bias motivated.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Under investigation.
\nResponse of the local authorities: The MoI\u2019s response to the MHC request for public information
\nregarding this incident stated that upon getting the report, the police officers registered the report
\nof the crime of \u201cEndangering Security\u201d pursuant to Article 144, paragraph 1, which is prosecuted
\nupon the filing of a private lawsuit, and that SIA Prilep was working to clarify the incident and identify
\nthe perpetrators.
\nImpact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident has negative implications on the political
\nparty members and causes security concerns in the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: Susana Trajkovska, activist of SDSM-Prilep, was intercepted and attacked by two unknown persons whose faces she could not see as they were covered with hoods. According to her testimony, the people came from behind her, grabbed tightly and lifted her, and then warned her not to turn her… […]<\/p>\n