What happened: A group of Macedonian males, after the voting for the first round of the Presidential
election ended, started insulting, cursing and subsequently attacked and beat an Albanian family
living in Radishani. One of the perpetrators drove a vehicle in to a group of the victims.
Date, time and location of the incident: April 13th, 21:20-22:00 hrs, Radishani, Skopje.
Source of information: The electronic media almakos.com (Albanian), national media SITEL TV
(Macedonian), others.
Victim(s) involved: Unknown number of members of the targeted Albanian family, among which there
were minors and a 74 y/o woman. Four of them asked for medical care.
Type of the crime(s): Endangerment of safety Art.144, Severe bodily harm Art.131, Causing general
danger Art. 288 CCRM.
Perpetrator(s): Unknown group of Macedonian young males. According to one of the media, four of
the perpetrators also asked for medical help.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: The bias motive in this incident is political affiliation
and political persuasion, as well as the ethnic origin, citizenship or language, and the bias indicators
in this incident are:
1. Victim perception – Considering the statements made for the media, it is clear that the victims
perceive the incident as bias motivated.
2. Comments made at the scene – The perpetrators started the dispute with remarks about Albanians not
voting in the election.
3. Difference between victim and perpetrator on ethnicity.
4. Nature of violence – The incident was carried out in public.
5. Lack of other motives.
Status of the case: Criminal charges pressed for the act of Causing general danger.
Response of local authorities: The MOI answered upon a Request for public information sent by the Committee that it has filed criminal charges against only one of the perpetrators (the driver of the
vehicle) for the act of Endangerment of safety (Art. 144 CCRM).
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 Albanian and Macedonian ethnic
communities within the society.
