What happened: At the bus stop near ASUC in the residential area of Avtokomanda, several unknown
perpetrators physically attacked one 16 year old boy in JSP bus no. 50, following which they got off
and fled in an unknown direction. The MoI’s daily bulletin states that they were taking measures to
identify the perpetrators and fully clarify the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 02 March, around 13:00, JSP bus no. 50.
Source of information: Daily bulletin of the Ministry of Interior, Electronic media outlet Mkd.mk
Victim(s) involved: One juvenile person.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC)
Perpetrator(s): A group of several unknown perpetrators.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is ethnicity,
nationality or language, while the bias indicators are:
1. Assumed difference in ethnicity – the incident took place on board JSP bus no. 68, at a bus stop in
front of a school attended by students of different ethnicities;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – this incident is another in a growing number of fights on board JSP
bus no. 50
Status of the case: Under investigation.
Response of the local authorities: The MoI’s response to the MHC request for public information
regarding this case stated that the misdemeanor of “Physical Assault” pursuant to Article 12 of the
LMPO was in question and that they were still taking measures to solve the case.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic co-existence
of the two major ethnic communities in the country.
