Orce Gjorgievski asks MIA to review ‘Safe City’ footage after bin arson in Novo Lisiche and Macedonian–Kosovo Brigade
Mayor Orce Gjorgievski wants the Ministry of Internal Affairs to check ‘Safe City’ recordings after several containers were burned in Novo Lisiche and on Macedonian–Kosovo Brigade Boulevard.
Skopje mayor Orce Gjorgievski reported that several municipal waste containers were set on fire on the evening of 14 November 2026 at two locations in the city: the Novo Lisiche neighbourhood and along Macedonian–Kosovo Brigade Boulevard. In a public post he urged the Ministry of Internal Affairs to review footage from the city’s surveillance system.
Mayor demands immediate review of Safe City recordings
“This is an attack on all residents of Skopje and on shared property, paid for with their money,” Gjorgievski wrote on Facebook. He asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to determine who started the fires and whether the incidents at the two sites are connected.
Gjorgievski’s social-media post did not state how many containers were damaged or offer a motive for the incidents. He specifically called on the MIA to examine the recordings from the “Safe City” system, find the perpetrators and investigate whether the burnings were organised or politically motivated.
The mayor reminded citizens that the City of Skopje has purchased 3,300 new waste containers and said work to install 200 municipal surveillance cameras is due to be completed soon. He also urged residents to report any damage to public property.
Police have not yet released details about any suspects or opened a public statement about the investigations into the arson attacks.
Photo: press material from the event
