What happened: On 23.04.2018, at the Police Precinct Bit Pazar, Z.S. (54) from Skopje reported that on the
same day, around 20.45, his 17-year-old son was assaulted by four unknown persons who fist-punched him the
head, at a bus stop on “Krste Misirkov” Boulevard. The police is working to fully clarify the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 23.04.2018, around 20.45 at a bus stop on Krste Misirkov Blvd,
Skopje.
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: one minor (17).
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC)
Perpetrator(s): four unknown perpetrators.
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 victim and the perpetrators are of a different ethnicity (Macedonians and
Albanians);
2. Pattern of previous incidents – assault of lone minors, while the attackers move in groups
3. Location – The incident took place at a bus stop and street where such and similar attacks had previously
occurred as well, and where people of different ethnicities live and pass through.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: MoI’s response to the request for information states that this case was
registered as a violation of the public order and peace according to Article 12 and measures were taken to
fully clarify 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.
