What happened: After the football match between FC Shkupi and FC Skopje, ten members of the
Supporter’s club Shverceri (FC Shkupi) assaulted fans of FC Skopje. When the Police tried to detain
one member of SC Shverceri, they ware obstructed by another.
Date, time and location of the incident: February 28th, 16:00 hrs, Metalurg Stadium, Skopje.
Source of information: The electronic media Plusinfo.
Victim(s) involved: Unknown number of fans of FC Skopje.
Type of the crime(s): Violence (Art.386 CCRM), Obstruction of an offi cial while conducting offi cial
matter (Art.382 CCRM).
Perpetrator(s): A group of ten members of SC Shverceri.
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 Shverceri are Albanians, while the fans of FC
Skopje are predominately Macedonians;
2. Timing – the incident occurred after a football match between clubs with supporters / fans from
different ethnic background, after a change in minority presence in the area (Albanian supporters in
neighbourhood populated predominately by Macedonians;
3. Nature of violence – the incident was carried out in public;
4. Lack of other motives.
Status of the case: Criminal charges submitted.
Response of local authorities: Answering upon a Request for information of public character, the
Ministry of Interior Affairs (MOI) answered that they have submitted criminal charges against two
suspects for the act of Violence.
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 sports
matches.
