What happened: In the school yard, one student attacked another, after which, the victim attempted
to retaliate with a metal pipe. He was stopped in his retaliation by the school security.
Date, time and location of the incident: January 21, at 13:30 in the yard of the high school Zdravko
Cvetkovski in Skopje.
Source of information: The regional media Sky.
Victim(s) involved: One high school student.
Type of the crime(s): Bodily Harm, Art. 130 CCRM
Perpetrator(s): Another high school student.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is the ethnic origin,
citizenship or language, and the bias indicators are:
1. Presumed difference between perpetrator and victim on ethnicity – Due to the mixed ethnic composition
of students that attend that school, the ethnicity of the victim may differ from the one of the
perpetrator.
2. Nature of violence – The incident was carried out in public, in front of the other students.
3. Lack of other motives.
Status of the case: Misdemeanour 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 two people involved are brought up
against misdemeanour charges, in accordance with the Law on misdemeanours against the public
peace and order, including the victim. 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
situation in the country and the cohabitation between the Macedonians, on one side and the
Albanians, and the security of students in their school environment in general.
