February 9, 2019

Two individuals assaulted at Bitpazar

Incident
Incident due to ethnical belonging, citizenship or language

What happened: On 09.02.2019, at 5:10 p.m., at SEI Skopje it was reported that on the same day, around
4:10 p.m., F.Gj. (20) and S.Gj. (24), both from the village of Crnik, Pehcevo region, were physically assaulted
by several individuals on Bit Pazarska Street, near a cake shop. Measures are being taken to solve the case.

Date, time and place of incident: 09.02.2019, at 17:10 hours, Bit Pazarska Street, Skopje.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: Two adult 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 the attackers belonged to a different ethnic community.

Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: Measures are being taken to completely solve the case.
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
Bit Pazarska Street, Skopje
Location Name
Bit Pazarska Street, near a cake shop.

Number of victims
2
Number of Perpetrators
-
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Serious threat Physical attack (assault) Violence
Incident location
Street
How did the police react?
They investigated the incident
Have there been similar incidents / crimes in the same location?
Yes
Two individuals assaulted at Bitpazar image

Criminal offences

Against Life and Body
Bodily Injury
Against Freedoms and Rights
Criminal threatening
Against the Public Order
Violence

Grounds

Nationality Ethnic origin