What happened: One migrant from Morocco was robbed by two unknown perpetrators in the vicinity
of village Grciste, Valandovo. At fi rst, the perpetrators offered to drive him to the border, after which,
they hit him in the head in the vehicle and asked for money, taking 400 EUR.
Date, time and location of the incident: December 25th, 13:00hrs, in the vicinity of village Grciste,
Valandovo.
Source of information: The electronic media makfax.com.
Victim(s) involved: One Moroccan national.
Type of the crime(s): Robbery (Art.237 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 (Moroccan 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: Under investigation.
Response of local authorities: To the moment of writing this report, the MOI hasn’t answered upon
the Request for public information that the Committee has sent in relation to this incident. However,
they reported via the media that they are undertaking the necessary measures for clarifi cation of
the case.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident puts into question the safety of migrants
entering and passing through the country.
