What happened: 04.04.2018, around 18:30 it was reported that in park on “Anastas Mitrev” Street in Skopje,
a bigger group of unknown perpetrators (aged 16 – 18) physically assaulted D.C. (23). MoI has taken measures to
identify the perpetrators and solve the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 04.04.2018, around 18:30, “Anastas Mitrev” Street in Skopje.
Source of information: Electronic media outlet kurir.mk.
Victim(s) involved: 1 victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC), Participation in a fight (Article 132,
CC)
Perpetrator(s): a larger group of perpetrators, including minors..
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 attackars are of different ethnicity (Macedonians and Albanians);
2. Pattern of previous incidents – the target of the attacks are lone minors or young people, and the perpetrators
come in a larger group;
3. Location – The incident took place at a location where such and similar attacks had previously occurred as
well.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: MoI’s response to the request for information states that this incident
was registered as attempted robbery and a record was submitted to PPPO pressing charges against an unknown
perpetrator.
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.
