What happened: A policeman from Sveti Nikole attacked and injured a married couple in the city
\ncentre. According to the husband\u2019s allegations, the policeman broke the glass on his vehicle without
\nany reason and started kicking him and hitting him with his fists, after which he grabbed his wife,
\nwho was sitting next to him, by the neck. The event took place around midnight after the celebration
\nof SDSM\u2019s victory in Sveti Nikole, when the couple stopped at a crossroads. The couple are SDSM
\nactivists. According to the policeman\u2019s allegations, a VMRO-DPMNE supporter, the couple provoked
\nhim and allegedly he was previously attacked by around one hundred SDSM activists, who came
\nin front of his building, urging him to come out and damaged his car. They tried to get into his
\napartment which was when he went out to see what was happening. According to the policeman\u2019s
\nallegations, he was the target of an attack, because during the pre-election silence he prevented
\nSDSM activists from distributing campaign materials.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: 19 October, 20:40, Sveti Nikole.
\nSource of information: Electronic media outlet 24vesti.
\nVictim(s) involved: Married couple.
\nType of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC)
\nPerpetrator(s): One person.
\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. Time of the incident \u2013 the incident happened in the aftermath of the local elections and the
\ncelebration of the victory of candidate for mayor of Sveti Nikole on the central square in Sveti Nikole.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Under investigation.
\nResponse of the local authorities: The MoI\u2019s response to the MHC request for public information
\nconfirmed this incident, and stated that the incident was connected with incident no.59 of this
\nAnnex. Moreover, the MoI stated that complete official documentation was submitted to the Basic
\nPublic Prosecution Sveti Nikole, however at the time of sending the reply, the MoI had not been
\nnotified about the measures taken and the legal qualification of the act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: A policeman from Sveti Nikole attacked and injured a married couple in the city centre. According to the husband\u2019s allegations, the policeman broke the glass on his vehicle without any reason and started kicking him and hitting him with his fists, after which he grabbed his wife, who… […]<\/p>\n