What happened: On the cross-road between St.Ferid Bajram and St. Rokomija in Skopje, a 15y/o boy
from Skopje was attacked by a group of several young persons, gaining bodily injuries. The father of
the boy claims ethnic bias in the incident.
Date, time and location of the incident: August 10th, 02:40hrs, Skopje.
Source of information: Local electronic media plusinfo.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One 15 y/o Macedonian boy.
Type of the crime(s): Bodily harm Art. 130 CCRM, Endangerment of safety (Art.144), Violence (Art.386).
Perpetrator(s): A group of unknown perpetrators.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: The bias motive in this incident is ethnic origin,
citizenship or language, and the bias indicators in this incident are:
1. Victim/witness perception – Based on the statements given for the media, one can conclude that the
victim perceives this incident as motivated by bias.
2. Nature of violence – the incident was carried out in public.
3. Lack of other motives.
Status of the case: Criminal charges pressed.
Response of local authorities: The Ministry of Interior stated via Answer upon a Request for
information of public character sent by the Committee that they have filled criminal charges against
two perpetrators for the act of “violence”. However, there has been no answer as to the fact that
indicates to the possible motive of the crime.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This type of incidents brings into question the general
security situation in the country and the cohabitation between the different ethnic communities in
the society.
