What happened: Two groups of young men got into a fight on the Kuzman Josifofski Pitu Blvd. in the
centre of Skopje. The perpetrators are from the villages of Elovo, Drazilovo and Pagarush.
Date, time and location of the incident: February 14th, on the Kuzman Josifofski Pitu Blvd. in the
centre of Skopje.
Source of information: The national media Makfax.
Victim(s) involved: One of the young men involved in the fight was stabbed during the fight.
Type of the crime(s): Severe Bodily Harm Art. 131 CCRM, Participation in a fight Art.132 CCRM.
Perpetrator(s): Eight young men, presumably from mixed ethnic origin.
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
population in the mentioned villages, the ethnicity of the victim may differ from the one of the perpetrator.
2. 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 the eight people involved are brought
up against misdemeanour charges for “Fight”, 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 incident.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This type of incidents brings into question the general
political situation in the country and the cohabitation between the Macedonians, on one side and
the Albanians as the two largest ethnic communities in the society.
