What happened: A group of unknown perpetrators assaulted two boys without any motive or reason.
Date, time and location of the incident: August 12th, 01:00hrs, near Trade Center Mavrovka, Skopje.
Source of information: The media Telma.
Victim(s) involved: Two young people, one of which is minors.
Type of the crime(s): Violence (Art.386 CCRM), Bodily harm (Art.130 CCRM.
Perpetrator(s): Unknown group of young people.
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. Presumed difference in ethnic background – the incident occurred in an area populated by people
with mixed ethnic composition;
2. Nature of violence – the incident was carried out in public;
3. Lack of other motives.
Status of the case: Under investigation.
Response of local authorities: Answering upon a Request for information of public character, the Ministry of Interior Affairs (MOI) answered 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 ethnic coexistence
between the two major communities in the country.
