What happened: Two unknown persons offered a Syrian national a ride to Serbia. Soon after a third
person joined them. Then one of the perpetrators pulled out a metal pipe and started hitting the victim in the back, after which they stole his backpack that contained three mobile telephones and
a larger amount of money (EUR and $). Then, they left the victim on the road and went in a unknown
direction.
Date, time and location of the incident: June 29th, 18:00 hrs, Karposhneighbourhood, Kumanovo.
Source of information: The electronic media Kumanovskimuabeti.
Victim(s) involved: One Syrian national.
Type of the crime(s): Robbery (Art.237 CCRM), Violence (Art.386 CCRM).
Perpetrator(s): Unknown group of three perpetrators.
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 is a member of a group (Syrian migrant) that is overwhelmingly outnumbered by members
of another group (Macedonian population) in the area where the incident occurred;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – this incident is the latest of a growing trend of robberies and assaults
against migrants.
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 unknown
perpetrator for the act of Robbery (Art.237 CCRM).
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident puts into question the safety of migrants
entering and passing through the country.
