July 6, 2020

A physical assault on a public bus, line no. 45

Incident
Incident due to ethnical belonging, citizenship or language

What happened: On 06.07.2020, at 9:00 p.m., at SIA Skopje, D.S. (22) from Skopje reported that around 9:05 p.m., on Metodija Andonov Chento Street, on a bus, line no. 45, due to mutual intolerance, the public peace and order was disturbed by a physical assault between the assaulted and D.M. Measures are being taken to solve the case.

Brief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is ethnic origin, with the bias indicators being:

  1. Ethnic origin – the victim and attacker belonged to a different ethnic community;
  2. Pattern of previous incidents – assaults against young people on streets, near schools, on busses.

Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety in the country and the cohabitation among different ethnic groups in society.


Number of victims
1
Number of Perpetrators
1
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Physical attack (assault) Violence
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