What happened: On 10.03.2018, around 15:30 hours, G.R. (23) from Skopje reported that while he was
sitting in a restaurant in the Old Skopje Bazaar, J.M. approached him and invited him to get out of the premises,
whereby he and a few other people physically assaulted him. G.R. was taken to the General City Hospital “St.
Naum of Ohrid” with a police vehicle. J.M was apprehended and taken to the police prescient and the police
are working to fully clarify the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 10.03.2018 around 15:30, a restaurant in the Old Skopje Bazaar.
Source of information: media, MoI’s newsletter
Victim(s) involved: one victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC)
Perpetrator(s): Three unknown persons, one of whom was identified and deprived liberty, the others are wanted.
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 different ethnicity (Macedonians and
Albanians), which is evident from their initials;
2. Location – The incident took place in the Old Skopje Bazaar (mixed ethnic environment)
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: MoI’s response states that one of the perpetrators have been identified
and that arrest warrants have been issued for other two so in case they are identified they would be apprehended.
It also states that after the case is fully documented, corresponding charges would be pressed to the PPO.
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.
