The Prosecutor’s Office of North Macedonia announces that it has prosecuted a German citizen who displayed the flag of Greater Albania with the inscription “Autochthonous” during the match between Shkëndija and Qarabag.
“Following the identification and filing of a criminal report by the SPB Skopje, the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office Skopje, through urgent procedure, prosecuted a German citizen for the criminal offense of inciting hatred, discord or intolerance on national, racial, religious and other grounds.”
“He was charged because on August 5, shortly before the football match between KF Shkëndija and KF Qarabagu, by displaying and waving the flag of “Greater Albania” and with the inscription “Autochthonous”, he caused feelings of hatred, division and intolerance on the basis of ethnicity. This was noticed by police officers, who deprived him of his liberty.”
“Based on the evidence obtained in coordination between the police and the competent prosecution, the Basic Criminal Court Skopje immediately issued a decision finding the defendant guilty and sentencing him to a suspended sentence of two years in prison, which will not be executed if the convicted person does not commit a new crime in the next 5 years. At the same time, since he is a foreign citizen, the Court decided to deport him and ban him from entering the country for the next five years,” the Prosecution says.
They further add that the Ministry of Interior and the Public Prosecution continue to undertake coordinated activities to discover and identify the perpetrators of crimes of spreading hatred and intolerance related to sports competitions.
“Immediately after identifying the perpetrators, they will be prosecuted in accordance with the powers of the Public Prosecution Office,” the Prosecution Office says. /Telegrafi/