What happened: A group of 4-5 unknown perpetrators assaulted three boys. One of the victims was
stabbed with a knife. The Committee contacted the victims and confi rmed that there wasn’t any
motive or reason for the attack, and that the assailants ware Albanians, and the victim Macedonians.
Date, time and location of the incident: September 13th, 03:00hrs, Str. CrvenaOpstina, Skopje.
Source of information: The media Reporter, communication with the victims.
Victim(s) involved: Three young males.
Type of the crime(s): Violence (Art.386 CCRM), Severe bodily harm (Art.131 CCRM).
Perpetrator(s): Unknown group of 4-5 Albanian males.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is the ethnic origin,
citizenship or language, and the bias indicators are:
1. Victim perception – the victims perceive the incident as biasly motivated
2. Difference in ethnic background – the perpetrators ware Albanians, and the victims Macedonians;
3. Nature of violence – the incident was carried out in public;
4. Lack of other motives.
Status of the case: Under investigation.
Response of local authorities: Answering upon a Request for information of public character, the Ministry of Interior Affairs (MOI) answered that they are undertaking the necessary measures for
clarifi cation of the case.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident puts into question the ethnic coexistence
between the two major communities in the country.
