What happened: Two Serbian nationals (supporters of Basketball Club CrvenaZvezda ware beaten
and stabbed by a group of 15-20 Albanians in the Old Bazaar without any motive or reason.
Date, time and location of the incident: November 9th, 21:00hrs, in the Old Bazaar in Skopje.
Source of information: The electronic media Telegraf.rs.
Victim(s) involved: Two Serbian national.
Type of the crime(s): Violence (Art.386 CCRM), Heavily bodily harm (Art.131 CCRM).
Perpetrator(s): Unknown group of 15-20 Albanian males.
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 victims are Serbians, and the perpetrators Albanians;
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 different communities in the country and the safety of foreign tourists.
