What happened: On 01.10.2019, around 7:00 p.m., at SEI Skopje it was reported that on a public bus,
line no. 63, driving from the Transport Centre towards the Kuzman Josifovski Pitu Blvd., an unidentified
perpetrator threatened and seized a golden chain from a 16-year old boy from Skopje. The police is taking
measures to solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 01.10.2019, 7:00 p.m., Skopje.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, skopje1.mk, emagazin.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One victim.
Type of crime(s): Robbery (Article 237 from CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): One perpetrator.
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 attacker belonged to a different ethnic community;
2. Location – the event occurred at a location populated by diverse ethnic communities, where
similar incidents have been previously registered;
Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: Measures are being taken to solve 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, and reflect particularly poorly
on children’s development and conduct.
