What happened: One male stole two backpacks that belong to a Syrian national, while he was waiting
to state his intention for seeking asylum.
Date, time and location of the incident: July 4th, 18:00, 13-14hrs, City Park, Gevgelija.
Source of information: Daily gazette of MOI.
Victim(s) involved: One Syrian national.
Type of the crime(s): Theft (Art.235 CCRM).
Perpetrator(s): One 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 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 thefts, robberies and
assaults against migrants.
Status of the case: Incident was reported to the local authorities.
Response of local authorities: To the moment of writing this report, the MOI hasn’t answered upon
the Request for public information that the Committee has sent in relation to this incident. However,
they reported via the media that they are undertaking the necessary measures for clarifi cation of
the case.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident puts into question the safety of migrants
entering and passing through the country.
