What happened: On 05.06.2019, at SEI Skopje, S.S.P. (26) from the village of Stajkovci, Skopje region,
reported that on the same day, around 3:15 p.m., P.J. (65) from Skopje physically assaulted B.I. (27) from the
village of Singelic, Skopje in a shop on Pariska Komuna Street in Skopje. After the police intervened, P.J. was
detained at the Police Station Gazi Baba. Proper charges are going to follow once the case is documented.
Date, time and place of incident: On 05.06.2019, the village of Singelic, Skopje.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, press24.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): One identified perpetrator, S.P. from v. Stajkovci.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is ethnicity, with the bias
indicators being:
1. Ethnicity – the perpetrator and victim belonged to a different ethnic community;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – Incidents on the ground of ethnic hatred have previously been
registered in neighbourhoods populated by Macedonians and Albanians.
Status of case: Criminal charges pressed.
Response of the local authorities: The perpetrator was detained and is facing criminal charges.
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.
