What happened: On 26.05.2019, at 3:21 p.m., at SEI Skopje, it was reported that the public peace and order
was disrupted with a physical assault against I.G. (18) from Skopje by several individuals on a public bus, line
no. 57, on Hristijan Todorovski Karposh. Measures are being taken to solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 26.05.2019, at 3:21 p.m., public bus, line no. 57, Hristijan Todorovski
Karposh.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: One victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): Several unidentified perpetrators.
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 attackers belonged to a different ethnic community;
2. Location – the event occurred on a public bus, line no. 57, transiting in neighbourhoods
populated by mixed ethnicities, where similar incidents are common.
Status of case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: Minutes filed for a determined misdemeanour pursuant to Article 12
from LMPO.
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 safety.
