What happened: After the football match between FC Shkupi and FC Vardar, unknown number of
members of the Supporter’s club Komiti (FC Vardar) assaulted assaulted two Albanians that live in
Belgium.
Date, time and location of the incident: August 9th, time unspecifi ed (after 21:00 hrs), City Mall,
Skopje.
Source of information: The media republika.
Victim(s) involved: Two Albanian males.
Type of the crime(s): Violence (Art.386 CCRM), Heavy bodily harm (Art.131 CCRM).
Perpetrator(s): Unknown number of members of SC Komti.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: In this incident that occurred during a sports
match, the bias motive is the ethnic origin, citizenship or language, and the bias indicators are:
1. Difference in ethnic background – the members of SC Komiti are Macedonians, while the victims are
Albanians;
2. Timing – the incident occurred after a football match between clubs with supporters / fans from
different ethnic background;
3. Nature of violence – the incident was carried out in public;
4. Lack of other motives.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of local authorities: Answering upon a Request for information of public character, the
Ministry of Interior Affairs (MOI) answered that they have no information for the specifi ed case.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident puts into question the ethnic coexistence
between the two major communities in the country and the safety of people present at, or in vicinity
of sports matches.
