What happened: On 09.02.2019, at 5:10 p.m., at SEI Skopje it was reported that on the same day, around
4:10 p.m., F.Gj. (20) and S.Gj. (24), both from the village of Crnik, Pehcevo region, were physically assaulted
by several individuals on Bit Pazarska Street, near a cake shop. Measures are being taken to solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 09.02.2019, at 17:10 hours, Bit Pazarska Street, Skopje.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: Two adult victims.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Several perpetrators.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is ethnicity, with the bias
indicators being:
1. Ethnicity – the victim and the attackers belonged to a different ethnic community.
Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: Measures are being taken to completely solve the case.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety in
the country and the co-existence among different ethnic groups in society.
