What happened: On 15.05.2019, around 1:00 p.m., at SEI Skopje, it was reported that a group of young
people physically assaulted F.Z. (18) from Skopje on a public bus, line no. 2, traveling towards Avtokomanda
from Bit Pazar. Measures are being taken to completely solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 15.05.2019, Aleksandar Makedonski Blvd., public bus, line no. 2.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: One victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): A group of unidentified 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 – the event occurred on a public bus used by young people from different ethnicities
where these types of incidents have been previously registered.
Status of case: Closed.
Response of the local authorities: After a consultation with the competent public prosecutor, the event
was qualified as a disruption of the public peace and order with a physical assault (Article 12, LMPO). The
damaged party is not going to press charges.
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, and reflect particularly poorly
on children’s development and conduct.
