What happened: Two migrants from Moroccowereassaulted and robbed by seven unknown perpe-
trators in the vicinity of Gevgelija. The perpetrators intercept the victims with two vehicles, presented
themselves as police offi cers, and started beating them and robbed them taking 400 EUR.
Date, time and location of the incident: December3rd, 08:00hrs, in the vicinity of Gevgelija.
Source of information: Field observer of MHC.
Victim(s) involved: Two Moroccan nationals.
Type of the crime(s): Robbery (Art.237 CCRM) Bodily harm (Art.130 CCRM).
Perpetrator(s): Seven 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: Incident was reported to the local authorities.
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.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident puts into question the safety of migrants
entering and passing through the country.
