What happened: One minor boy was attacked by a larger group, gaining head injuries. The incident
occurred in a public transportation bus No.2 on the Partizanski Odredi Blv, while there was a football
match between two teams, whose supporters clubs have different ethnical belonging and previous
history of violent behavior during matches.
Date, time and location of the incident: October 22nd, 13:40hrs, public transportation bus No.2 on
the Partizanski Odredi Blv in Skopje.
Source of information: Local electronic media novatv.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One minor boy with unknown ethnic origin.
Type of the crime(s): Bodily Harm (Art.130 CCRM), Violence (Art.386), Endangerment of safety
(Art.144).
Perpetrator(s): Unknown number of perpetrators with unknown ethnic origin, acting as a large group.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: The bias motive in this incident is ethnic origin,
citizenship or language, and the bias indicators in this incident are:
1. Difference between perpetrator and victim on ethnicity – The public bus No. 2 route includes Saraj, a large
village inhabited predominantly by Albanians, so it can be logically assumed that the passengers of this
bus will have similar ethnical belonging as well, while the incident occurred in a area predominantly
inhabited by Macedonians.
2. Location and timing – The incident occurred in a public transportation bus No. 2, whose line leads
to a village with predominant Albanian ethnic structure. Also it happened during a a football match
between two teams, whose supporters clubs have different ethnical belonging and previous history
of violent behavior during matches 3. Nature of violence – The incident was carried out in public.
4. Lack of other motives
Status of the case: Under investigation.
Response of local authorities: The MOI answered on the Request for information sent by the
Committee that they have submitted a report to the public prosecutor for the act of Violence
against an unknown perpetrator.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This type of incidents brings into question the general
security situation in the country and the cohabitation between the different ethnic communities in
the society.
