What happened: Several perpetrators attacked a 17 y/o boy in the public transportation bus No.57,
without any reason.
Date, time and location of the incident: August 31st, 02:00hrs, Public transportation bus No.57,
Skopje.
Source of information: Local electronic media republika.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One person with unknown nationality.
Type of the crime(s): Participation in a Fight (Art.132), Violence (Art.386), Bodily harm (Art.130).
Perpetrator(s): Unknown group of perpetrators.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: The bias motive in this incident is ethnic origin,
citizenship or language, and the bias indicators in this incident are:
1. Difference between perpetrator and victim on ethnicity – Due to the mixed ethnic composition of the
population in the village of Radishani (the village to which bus No. 57 commutes) and other transit
locations of the route of bus No.57, the ethnicity of the victim may differ from the one of the
perpetrators.
2. Nature of violence – the incident was carried out in public.
3. Lack of other motives.
Status of the case: Criminal charges pressed.
Response of local authorities: The Ministry of Interior stated via Answer upon a Request for
information of public character sent by the Committee that they have submitted criminal charges
against three persons for the act of “violence”.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This type of incidents brings into question the general security
situation in the country and the cohabitation between the different ethnic communities in the society.
