What happened: Migrant from Afghanistan was robbed by two armed male perpetrators. During
the robbery, the assailants hit the victim in the head with a hand gun. The perpetrators took his
backpack that contained 1200 EUR and two mobile phones.
Date, time and location of the incident: August 25th, 18:00hrs, ShupljiKamen the vicinity of Kumanovo.
Source of information: The electronic media kumanovskimuabeti.
Victim(s) involved: One Afghan national.
Type of the crime(s): Robbery (Art.237 CCRM), Bodily Harm (Art. 130 CCRM).
Perpetrator(s): Two unknown perpetrators.
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. Difference in ethnic background– the ethnic background of the perpetrators and the victim differ;
the victim is a member of a group (Afghan migrant) that is overwhelmingly outnumbered by members
of another group (Macedonian population) in the area where the incident occurred;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – this incident is the latest of a growing trend of robberies and assaults
against migrants.
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 for the act of
Robbery (Art. 237 CCRM) against four perpetrators.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident puts into question the safety of migrants
entering and passing through the country.
