What happened: On 16.08.2020, around 9:.00 p.m., at OIA Struga, Gj.D. (21) from Bitola was detained because he assaulted and attempted to prevent a police officer from performing his duties involving security. The individual in question physically assaulted a football fan from Struga before a match on the Zenska Plaza in Struga, while walking with a big group of fans from Bitola. Afterwards he also assaulted a police officer who attempted to prevent the assault. Criminal charges are going to follow.
Brief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is ethnic origin, with the bias indicators being:
- Ethnic origin – the victim and attackers belonged to a different ethnic community;
- Pattern of previous incidents – altercations between football fans.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety in the country and the cohabitation among different ethnic groups in society.
