What happened: On 14.04, at 19:07, at the Information and Command Unit Skopje, it was reported that the
Turkish citizens E.I. (24) and S.J. (26) with temporary residence in Skopje were taken to the Emergency Center
Skopje, after, according to their statement, being physically assaulted by several unknown persons in the vicinity
of the “J.B. Tito” High school. Measures are taken to solve the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 14.04.2018, at 19:07 h, in the vicinity of the “J.B. Tito” High school,
Skopje.
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: two foreign citizens.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Severe bodily injury (Article 131, CC)
Perpetrator(s): a larger group of unknown perpetrator(s).
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: The bias motive in this incident is status of a refugee or
a migrant, and the bias indicators are:
1. Assumed status of refugees or migrants – the victims are foreign citizens of Turkish ethnicity
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: In the answer that we got from MoI, this incident is registered as the
crime of Severe bodily injury, under article 131 of CC and charges against an unknown perpetrator have been
submitted to PPPO. MoI is working to solve the case.
Impact on the victims and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic co-existence of the
two major ethnic communities in the country.
