What happened: Two migrants from Syria, traveling from the village of Lojane towards TC “Tabanovce”
were attacked by fi ve unknown persons, at which point one of the migrants was cut on the upper
hand with a knife.
Date, time and location of the incident: 12 August, around 16:30, on road Lojane-Tabanovce.
Source of information: Electronic medium Libertas.
Victim(s) involved: Two Syrian nationals.
Type of the crime(s): Bodily injury (Article 130, CC), Violence (Article 386, CC).
Perpetrator(s): 5 unknown perpetrators.
Brief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is ethnicity,
nationality or language and the bias indicators are:
1. Difference in ethnicity – the ethnicity of the perpetrators is different from the ethnicity of the
victims; the victims are members of a group (Syrian migrants) which is signifi cantly outnumbered by
citizens of the area where the incident occurred.
2. Pattern of previous incidents – this incident is the latest in a growing trend of robberies and attacks
on migrants.
Status of the case: Under investigation.
Response of Local Authorities: In MOI’s response to the Committee’s request for public information
regarding this incident, it is stated that after the reporting of the event by two persons from Syria
who were placed in TC Tabanovce, measures were taken by police offi cers from SIA Kumanovo, and
thus it was established that there was a violation of the public peace and order with a “Physical
attack”. The Public Prosecutor of PPO Kumanovo was notifi ed and measures were being taken for
resolving the incident.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident calls into question the safety of migrants
entering and passing through the country.
