March 28, 2018

Attack of a police officer in front of the premises of MoFA

Incident
incidents committed due to ethnicity

What happened: An unknown perpetrator physically attacked a police officer who was securing the interior
of the premises. The police officer heard sounds in front of the building and when he went outside he noticed
several unknown people, one of whom physically attacked him. In relation to the incident M.J. (30) and F.V.
(30), both from Skopje, were taken in custody, together with .D. (29) from Kumanovo and V.D. (32) from Tetovo.
Measures are taken to fully solve the case.

Date, time and location of the incident: 28.03.2018, around 01.30 in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
in Skopje
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter
Victim(s) involved: an assaulted police officer
Type of crime(s): Bodily injury (Article 130 од CC), Assaulting an official while performing security duties
(Article 383 of CC)
Perpetrator(s): 4 identified perpetrators
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is ethnicity, while the
bias indicators are:
1. Ethnicity – the victim and the perpetrators are of different ethnicities

Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: MoI provided a response to the Committee’s request for public information
regarding this incident from their own records, but they did not confirm any of the indicators qualifying this
crime as a hate crime.
Impact on the victims and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic co-existence of the
two major ethnic communities in the country.

Address
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Northern Macedonia
Location Name
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Northern Macedonia

Number of victims
1
Number of Perpetrators
4
Status of the case
Perpetrators identified
Type of incident?
Destruction of property Serious threat Physical attack (assault) Violence
Incident location
Institution
How did the police react?
They immediately recorded the incident
Attack of a police officer in front of the premises of MoFA image

Criminal offences

Against Property
Damage of property
Against the Public Order
Violence

Grounds

Nationality Ethnic origin