What happened: Two persons at the age of 18 and 19, with no apparent motive or reason, were
physically attacked by punches in the face area and sides of the body by several unknown persons.
Date, time and location of the incident: 9 March, around 21:00, on “Gjorche Petrov” Street in Skopje.
Source of information: Sitel Television Program.
Victim(s) involved: Two persons.
Type of the crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC).
Perpetrator(s): A group of several unknown perpetrators.
Brief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is ethnicity,
nationality or language and the bias indicators are:
1. Assumed difference in ethnicity – the incident took place in an area inhabited by people of a different
ethnicity;
2. Nature of the violence – it was a public incident.
Status of the case: Under investigation
Response of Local Authorities: In MOI’s response to the Committee’s request for public information
regarding this incident, it is stated that SIA Skopje documented the fi led criminal charges and
measures were being taken for resolving the incident.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic coexistence
between the two largest communities in the country.
