What happened: On 02.10.2020, around 8:50 p.m., at SIA Skopje it was reported that on Street No. 1732, a 14 and 15-year old minors, both from Skopje, on one side, and a 15-year old minor from the village of Shishevo, on the other side, disturbed the public peace and order with an altercation. Minutes on misdemeanours were issued pursuant to Article 11 of the Law on Misdemeanours against the Public Peace and Order.
Brief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is the assumed ethnic origin because the minors spoke different languages, with the bias indicators being:
- Language – the minors in question spoke different languages;
- Ethnic origin – the minors involved belonged to a different ethnic community.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety in the country and the cohabitation among the different ethnic and linguistic groups in society.
