What happened: On 11.06.2018, at 21:30, at the Sector for Internal Affairs, M.S. (19) reported that around
20:50, at the “Aleksandar Makedonski” Blvd, he was physically assaulted by two unknown persons. Measures
are taken to fully clarify the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 11.06.2018, around 20:50, on “Aleksandar Makedonski” Blvd,
Skopje
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter
Victim(s) involved: one male.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC).
Perpetrator(s): 2 unknown perpetrators.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is ethnicity, while the
bias indicators are:
1. Difference in ethnicity – the victim and the attackers are of a different ethnicity;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – assaults of citizens on the street, at bus stops
Status of the case: Uknown.
Response of the local authorities: MoI’s response to the request for information states that they have
registered this incident as a violation of the public order and peace and are taking measures to identify the
perpetrator(s).
Impact on the victims and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic co-existence of
the two major ethnic communities in the country.
