What happened: In the Police Precinct Bit Pazar, F.A. (33) from Skopje (Chair), reported that on the same
day, around 13:00 h, on “Prohor Pchinski” Street, several unknown persons physically assaulted his 15-year-old
son. Measures are taken to solve the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 30.09.2018, around 13:00 h, on “Prohor Pchinski” Street, in Chair,
Skopje.
Source of information: MoI’s newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: 1 minor (age15).
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC)
Perpetrator(s): several unknown persons.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident which took place on a street in Chair
(an ethnically mixed environment) the bias motive is ethnicity, and the bias indicators are:
1. Difference in ethnicity – the assaulted minor and the perpetrators are of a different ethnicity (Macedonians
and Albanians);
2. Pattern of previous incidents – clash and conflict between students from different ethnicities occur very
frequently, particularly in the capital of the country. These incidents most often take place between
children of Macedonian and Albanian ethnic origin, while the other communities are very rarely or never
involved in such incidents.
3. Location – The incident took place in a secondary school attended by students of different ethnicities
and in a neighborhood populated by people of different ethnicities.
Status of the case: Unknown
Response of the local authorities: Measures are taken to solve the incident.
Impact on the victims and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic co-existence of
the two major ethnic communities in the country.
