What happened: On 11.06.2018, at 03:20 h, in the Police Station Bit Pazar, Gj.D (43) from Skopje, reported
than on 10.06.2018, at 23:30, while he was moving down “Metodija Mitevski” street, he was physically assaulted
by several unknown persons. Measures are taken to find the perpetrators and fully clarify the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 10.06.2018, around 23:30, while he was moving along “Metodija
Mitevski” Street, Skopje.
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter
Victim(s) involved: one male.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC).
Perpetrator(s): several unknown 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 victim and the attackers are of a different ethnicity;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – assaults of citizens on the streets, at bus stops
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: MoI’s response to the request for information states that they have
registered this incident as a violation of the public order and peace and are taking measures to identify the
perpetrator(s).
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.
