A racial assault in Centre of Skopje – minor beaten due to skin colour

What happened: On 18.04.2019, at 9:40 p.m., at the Police Station Centar, М.А.М.(38) from Skopje, reported
that on the same day, around 6:20 p.m., on “Macedonia Square”, her 13-year old son, who was accompanied
by his brother and sister, were physically assaulted by two unidentified individuals.
Criminal charges were pressed by the Helsinki Committee and by the victim’s mother before the PPPO
Skopje for the criminal offence “Violence” pursuant to Article 386, paragraph 5 from CC of RNM. The Public Prosecutor has still not reached a decision regarding the criminal charges.
Date, time and place of incident: 18.04.2019, around 6:20 p.m., “Macedonia Square”.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, kurir.mk, press24,mk, skopjeinfo.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One underage victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Two perpetrators.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is skin colour/race, with
the bias indicators being:
1. Ethnicity – the victim and attackers belonged to a different ethnic community;
2. Location – similar type of incidents have been previously registered in this part of the city.
Status of case: Reported.
Response of the local authorities: Measures are being taken to 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.