April 29, 2019

Four minors wounded in interethnic fight in Tetovo region

Incident
Incident due to ethnical belonging, citizenship or language

What happened: On 29.04.2019, at 01.00 a.m., at the Police Department Grupcin, four minors from the
village of Zelino, Tetovo, reported that on the same day, around 10 p.m., they were physically assaulted by
several individuals in the village of Sarakjino. Measures are being taken to solve the case.

Date, time and place of incident: 29.04.2019, around 10:00 p.m. v. Sarakjino, Tetovo.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: Four underage victims.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Several perpetrators.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is ethnicity, with the bias
indicators being:
1. Ethnicity – the victim and attackers belonged to a different ethnic community;
2. Location – the event occurred among villagers from two different villages populated by
different ethnicities and thriving ethnic intolerance.

Status of case: Closed.
Response of the local authorities: The case is being solved.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety in
the country and the co-existence among different ethnic groups in society.

Address
Zhelino, North Macedonia
Location Name
s.Saraqino, Tetovo region

Number of victims
4
Number of Perpetrators
3
Status of the case
Perpetrators identified
Type of incident?
Physical attack (assault)
Four minors wounded in interethnic fight in Tetovo region image

Criminal offences

Against the Public Order
Violence

Grounds

Nationality Ethnic origin