August 29, 2019

A 22-year old boy assaulted by three individuals

Incident
incidents committed due to ethnicity

What happened: On 27.08.2019, at 02:55 a.m., at SEI Skopje, J.H. (22) from Skopje reported that he was
physically assaulted by three individuals on Maksut Sadik Street. Measures are being taken to solve the case.

Date, time and place of incident: 27.08.2019, 02:55 a.m., Skopje.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, opserver.mk, emagazin.mk, centar.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386 from CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Three unidentified 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 perpetrators belonged to a different ethnic community;
2. Location – the even occurred at a location populated by diverse ethnic population;
3. Other motives are lacking.

Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: The police is working on solving the case.
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.

Address
Maksut Sadic, Skopje, North Macedonia
Location Name
Maksut Sadic, Skopje, North Macedonia

Number of victims
1
Number of Perpetrators
3
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Physical attack (assault) Violence
Incident location
Street
How did the police react?
They investigated the incident
Have there been similar incidents / crimes in the same location?
Yes
A 22-year old boy assaulted by three individuals image

Criminal offences

Against the Public Order
Violence

Grounds

Nationality Ethnic origin