Football players from FC Bratstvo from Konjari assaulted colleagues from FC Volkovo

What happened: On 14.04.2019, at 6:10 p.m., at SEI Skopje, it was reported that on the FK Volkovo football
stadium in the village of Volkovo, the individuals Е.Kj.(51), I.Kj.(48), Kj.F.(33), А.Kj.(20) and B.А.(30), all from
the village of Konjari, Skopje region, football players from FC Bratstvo disrupted the public peace and
order. According to the report, A.Kj. and B.A. physically assaulted D.V. (26) from the village of Volkovo, a
football player from FC Volkovo 1964, while the others behaved aggressively towards the police officers. The
individuals were detained at the Police Station Gjorce Petrov, and proper charges are going to follow once
the case is documented.
Date, time and place of incident: On 14.04.2019, around 6 p.m., football stadium in Volkovo.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, sitel.com.mk, skopjeinfo.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Five identified 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 – similar incidents have previously been registered at this high school attended by
pupils from different ethnic communities.
Status of case: Unknown
Response of the local authorities: Minutes were issued for a determined misdemeanour pursuant to Article
3 from the Law on Prevention of Violence and Indecent Behaviour during Sport Events.
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.