What happened: On 07.09.2018, at 22:45, at the Police Precinct Gjorche Petrov D.N. (39) and M.H.A. (45),
both from Skopje reported that on the same day, around 21:50, on “Isaija Mazhovski” Street, their sons aged
12 and 15 had been physically assaulted by several other minors. Measures are taken to solve the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 07.09.2018, at 22:45 h, on “Isaija Mazhovski” Street, Skopje.
Source of information: MoI’s newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: two minors (ages 12 and 15).
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Participation in a fight (Article 132, CC)
Perpetrator(s): several underage persons.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is ethnicity, while the
bias indicators are:
1. Difference in ethnicity – the victims are minors and of a different ethnicity than the attackers
(Macedonians and Albanians);
2. Pattern of previous incidents – minors who are alone are assaulted, while the attackers are adults or in
a group
3. Location – The incident took place in the Municipality of Gjorche Petrov, where such and similar attacks
had previously occurred as well, and where people of different ethnicities live and move through.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: MoI’s response to the request for information states that they are
taking measures to solve the case.
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.
