What happened: A group of approximately ten perpetrators, around midnight got into a verbal
argument that culminated in demolishing of the bar New Orleans in the Old Bazaar in Skopje and
damaging of private property. The attack was predeceased by verbal argument where one of the
perpetrators requested the DJ not to play Macedonian music Later in the procedures, the Public Prosecutor proved that the perpetrators were members of the Supporters Club “Shverceri”.
Date, time and location of the incident: August 5th, 00:00hrs, Old Bazaar, Skopje.
Source of information: Local electronic media skopjeinfo.mk.
Victim(s) involved: Except the material damage, there were no direct victims in this incident..
Type of the crime(s): Participation in a Fight (Art.132), Participation in a mob that will prevent an
official in performing official duty (Art.384).
Perpetrator(s): A group of approx. ten perpetrators, Albanian males.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: The bias motive in this incident is religious affiliation
and belief, and the bias indicators in this incident are:
1. Difference between victim and perpetrator on ethnic grounds – the perpetrators were Albanians, while the
owner of the establishment is Macedonian.
2. Comments at the scene – the incident followed an verbal argument, where the perpetrators requested
from the DJ not to play Macedonian music.
3. Nature of violence – the incident was carried out in public.
4. Lack of other motives.
Status of the case: Two of the perpetrators were found guilty and sentenced.
Response of local authorities: The authorities clarified the case, resulting in charges, processing and
sentencing of two perpetrators for the act of “violence”.
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.
