What happened: Two migrants, Moroccan nationals, who had been attacked the previous day near
Skopje, were yet again attacked near Kumanovo and physically assaulted by two persons who were
driving them in a PMV, after which one of the victims managed to escape and the other one was
attacked with fi sts and sustained visible physical injuries.
Date, time and location of the incident: 8 January, at 23:50, near Kumanovo.
Source of information: Electronic medium “Kumanovski muabeti”.
Victim(s) involved: Two Moroccans
Type of the crime(s): Bodily Injury (Article 130, CC)
Perpetrator(s): 2 unknown perpetrators.
Brief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is ethnicity,
nationality or language and the bias indicators are:
1. Difference in ethnicity – the ethnicity of the perpetrators is different from the ethnicity of the
victims; the victims are members of a group (Moroccan migrants) which is signifi cantly outnumbered
by citizens of the area where the incident occurred;
2. Pattern of previous incidents – this incident is the latest in a growing trend of robberies and attacks
on migrants.
Status of the case: Under investigation
Response of Local Authorities: In MOI’s response to the Committee’s request for public information
regarding this incident, it is stated that after the reporting of the incident, the Public Prosecutor of
the Public Prosecutor’s Offi ce in Kumanovo was informed about the incident and a record was opened
on the reported incident, which was sent via offi cial mail to SIA Kumanovo for further investigation.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident calls into question the safety of migrants
entering and passing through the country.
