What happened: On 12.11.2018, at 23:50 h, at SIA Skopje, R.R. (47) from Skopje reported that on the same
day, around 19:30 h, in the vicinity of a café on “Vtora Makedonska Brigada” street, his 17-year-old son was
physically assaulted by two persons. Measures are taken to solve the case.
On 13.11.2018, at 23:50, at SIA Skopje, R.R. (47) from Skopje, reported that on the same day, at 19:30, in
the vicinity of a café on “Vtora Makedonska Brigada” Street, his 17-year-old son was physically assaulted by
two persons. Measures are taken to solve the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 13.11.2018, around 19:30, in the vicinity of a cafe on “Vtora
Makedonska Brigada” Street.
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: One minor aged 17.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC).
Perpetrator(s): two 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 victims and the attacker are of a different ethnicity;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – attacks of minors in this part of the city had been registered previously
as well.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: To the request submitted to MoI in relation to this incident, asking
whether there are indicators confirming hate crime in this case, we got a response identical to the one in
MoI’s newsletter, stating that they are taking measures to fully 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.