What happened: On 17.12.2018, at 11:15, at the Sector for Internal Affairs Skopje it was reported that
in the Secondary School “Arsenij Jovkov” S.R. (18) from Skopje had been attacked with a knife by E. Dz (17),
A.B. (16) and another person, and then they physically attacked three more students aged 17 and 18 and then
fled the scene. S.R. was taken to the General City Hospital “8 September” to be provided with medical help.
Measures are taken to solve the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 17.12.2018, at the State Secondary School “Arsenij Jovkov” in
Chair, Skopje.
Source of information: MoI’s newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: 4 minors (17-18 год.).
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC)
Perpetrator(s): three persons (two minors aged 16-17 and one young adult, aged 18) Brief description of
the event with bias indicators: In this incident which occurred in a secondary school which is located in Chair
(mixed ethnic environment) the bias motive is ethnicity and the bias indicators are:
1. Difference in ethnicity – the attacked minor and the minors who attacked him are of a different ethnicity
(Macedonians and Albanians);
2. Pattern of previous incidents – clash and conflict between students from different ethnicities occur very
frequently, particularly in the capital of the country. These incidents most often take place between
children of Macedonian and Albanian ethnic origin, while the other communities are very rarely or never
involved in such incidents.
3. Location – The incident took place in a secondary school and in a residential area where mixed ethnic
population lives and which is attended by students.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: By the time this report was closed, there was still no response from
MoI.
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.
