August 1, 2020

A physical assault during the Ilinden state holiday

Incident
Incident due to political affiliation or political belief

What happened: On 01.08.2020, at 02:05 a.m., at the Police Station Krushevo, it was reported that the public peace and order was disturbed by a fight at the location called Gumenje, Krushevo, between K.K. (33) from Krushevo, on one side, and H.Ј.(18), Ј.Gj.(22), А.N.(19), B.Ј.(41) and a 16-year old teenager, all from Skopje (they were all part of the group that came on the cavalry from Lisice, Skopje), on the other side. A police officer from the Police Station Krushevo shot a warning shot from his gun to stop the fight. Police officers from the Police Station Krushevo inspected the scene and took measures to solve the case.

Brief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is political affiliation, with the bias indicators being:

  1. Political affiliation – the victim and supporters belonged to a different political party;
  2. Time of incident – during a state holiday

Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety and political situation in the country.


Number of victims
1
Number of Perpetrators
5
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Violence
A physical assault during the Ilinden state holiday image