What happened: Three groups of pupils got into a fight in high school Zef Ljush Marku in Skopje.
Date, time and location of the incident: February 21st, in the high school Zef Ljush Marku in Skopje.
Source of information: The national electronic media Inpress.
Victim(s) involved: One male pupil with unknown ethnic origin, gained lacerations on his face.
Type of the crime(s): Violence Art. 386 CCRM, Bodily Harm, Art. 130 CCRM, Participation in a fight
Art. 132 CCRM.
Perpetrator(s): 16-17 male high school pupils with unknown ethnic origin participated in the fight.
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
the school the pupils attend, the ethnicity of the victims may differ from the one of the perpetrators.
2. Nature of violence – The incident was carried out in public.
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 all the people involved are brought up against misdeme-
anour charges, in accordance with the Law on misdemeanours against the public peace and order.
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 Macedonians, on one side and
the Albanians as the two largest ethnic communities in the country.
