What happened: Six migrants were robbed by unknown perpetrator, who took 100 EUR from them.
Date, time and location of the incident: Janyary 3rd, time unspecifi ed, village of Przdevo, Negotino.
Source of information: The electronic media Plusinfo.
Victim(s) involved: Six Afghan nationals.
Type of the crime(s): Robbery (Art.237 CCRM).
Perpetrator(s): One 55 y/o male perpetrator.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is the ethnic origin,
citizenship or language, and the bias indicators are:
1. Difference in ethnic background – the ethnic background of the perpetrators and the victim differ; the
victim are members of a group (Afghan migrants) that is overwhelmingly outnumbered bymembers of
another group (Macedonian population) in the area where the incident occurred;
Status of the case: Criminal charges submitted.
Response of local authorities: Answering upon a Request for information of public character, the
Ministry of Interior Affairs (MOI) answered that they have submitted criminal charges against one
person.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident puts into question the safety of ss entering
and passing through the country.
