What happened: On 26.03.2019, at 5:30 p.m., at the Police Station Bit Pazar, I.Е.(42) from Skopje reported
that on the same day, around 11:30 a.m., he was physically assaulted by two individuals on Bitpazarska
Street. Measures are being taken to solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 26.03.2019, at 5:30 p.m., Bitpazarska Street, Skopje.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: One 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 ethnicity, with the bias
indicators being:
1. Ethnicity – the victim and attackers belonged to a different ethnic community;
2. Location – these types of incidents have previously occurred in this part of the city.
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.
