April 21, 2019

Young people assaulted near the Transport Centre in Skopje

Incident
Incident due to ethnical belonging, citizenship or language

What happened: On 21.04.2019, at 01:20 a.m., at SEI Skopje, it was reported that I.K. (19) from Skopje,
accompanied by two unidentified individuals, physically assaulted V.D. (18) from Skopje and another person
aged 17 on Petar Acev Street. I.K. was detained at the Police Station Aerodrom. The case is being solved.

Date, time and place of incident: 21.04.2019, around 01:00 a.m., Petar Acev, Skopje (near the Transport
Centre).
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, press24.mk, skopje1.mk.
Victim(s) involved: Two victims, one of whom underage.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Three perpetrators, one of whom identified.
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 attackers belonged to a different ethnic community;
2. Location – the event occurred in a location frequented by students from different ethnic
communities due to the numerous bus stops.

Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: The Violent Crime Unite filed a written notification to the competent
PPPO Skopje regarding the criminal offence “Severe Bodily Injury” pursuant to Article 131 from CC of RNM.

Address
Aerodrom, Skopje ,1000, North Macedonia
Location Name
Petar Acev, Skopje (near the Transport Centre)

Number of victims
2
Number of Perpetrators
3
Status of the case
Perpetrators identified
Type of incident?
Physical attack (assault)
Incident location
Street
Young people assaulted near the Transport Centre in Skopje image

Criminal offences

Against the Public Order
Violence

Grounds

Nationality Ethnic origin