What happened: Borche Petkovski, a member of the Executive Board of the SDSM party in Bitola
\nand a former Member of Parliament, was injured by a bullet in the leg while he was talking to some
\nfriends, standing on a sidewalk. He was immediately transferred to the Bitola hospital, and after the
\nmedical intervention, a bullet was removed from his thigh. It is not certain if he was intentionally
\nshot or if the incident occurred due to a stray bullet.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: 27 April, around 13:00, Municipality of Karposh, Bitola.
\nSource of information: Electronic medium Exclusive.mk.
\nVictim(s) involved: One person.
\nType of the crime(s): Bodily injury (Article 130, CC).
\nPerpetrator(s): Unknown.
\nBrief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is political
\naffi liation and the bias indicators are:
\n1. Political function \u2013 the victim is a senior offi cial in the main opposition party;
\n2. Nature of the violence \u2013 it was a public incident.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Filed criminal charges against an unknown perpetrator.
\nResponse of Local Authorities: In MOI\u2019s response to the Committee\u2019s request for public information
\nregarding this incident, it is stated that after the reporting of the event to SIA Bitola, a complete
\nreview was conducted, and after the documentation was completed, criminal charges were fi led with
\nthe Public Prosecutor\u2019s Offi ce in Bitola against an unknown perpetrator on grounds for suspicion of
\ncommitting the crime of \u201cCausing a general danger\u201d, punishable under Article 288 of the CC.
\nImpact on the victim(s) and the community: These types of incidents call into question the political
\nstability of the country in general.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: Borche Petkovski, a member of the Executive Board of the SDSM party in Bitola and a former Member of Parliament, was injured by a bullet in the leg while he was talking to some friends, standing on a sidewalk. He was immediately transferred to the Bitola hospital, and… […]<\/p>\n