What happened: Two migrants from Syria and Iraq were robbed by two unknown perpetrators in the
vicinity of the Railroad Bridge in Gevgelija. The perpetrators took two mobile phones, approx. 800
EUR and their passports.
Date, time and location of the incident: August 2nd, 05:30hrs, in the vicinity of the Railroad Bridge
in Gevgelija.
Source of information: The electronic media sky.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One Syrian, and one Iraqi national.
Type of the crime(s): Robbery (Art.237 CCRM).
Perpetrator(s): Two unknown 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 and Iraqi migrants) 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.
