An incident near the Central Railway Station in Skopje

What happened: On 18.03.2019, at 10.30 a.m., at SEI Skopje, А.Т.(20) from Skopje, reported that he was
physically assaulted by several individuals on 17.03.2019, around 8:00 p.m., on Anastas Mitrev Street.
Measures are being taken to completely solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 17.03.2019, around 8:00 p.m., Anastas Mitrev Street, near the Central
Railway Station Skopje.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: One victim.
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 – this type of incidents often happen on this location.
Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: The Violent Crime Unit filed a written notification to the PPPO Skopje
regarding the criminal offence Violence pursuant to Article 386 from the CC of RNM. Measures and
activities are being taken to solve the criminal offence. After the complete documentation of the case,
proper charges are going to be pressed.
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.