November 20, 2014

One student was stabbed, three others injured in inter-ethnic fight in Tetovo (verified)

Incident
Causing national, racial or religious hate, discord or intolerance
incidents committed due to ethnicity
Violence against minors

What happened: A fight broke out in Tetovo high school “Kiril Pejchinovic”, when a group of young
Albanians entered the premises in this school, where lessons are held only in Macedonian language.
When the group entered the premises, the high school security service didn’t stop them, and soon after, an argument broke out between the group of Albanian boys and several students from the
school. The argument was followed by a fight, where a fifteen y/o Albanian from Tetovo stabbed
a sixteen y/o Macedonian student from Tetovo high school “Kiril Pejchinovic”. Three others were
injured. The rest of the classes were cancelled and the Police escorted the pupils of the high school
to their homes.

Date, time and location of the incident: November 28th, 15:30hrs, high school “Kiril Pejchinovic” in
Tetovo.
Source of information: National TV Telma, national electronic media Press24.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One sixteen y/o Macedonian male high school student, three others youngsters
with unspecified ethnic origin.
Type of the crime(s): Violence (Art.386), Severe Bodily Harm (Art.131), Participation in a Fight (Art.132),
Endangerment of Safety (Art.144), Endangerment by dangerous means during a fight or argument
(Art.133).
Perpetrator(s): A group of Albanian youngsters.
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 between perpetrator and victim on ethnicity.
2. Nature of violence – The incident was carried out in public.
3. Timing – the incident occurred on the Day of the Albanian Flag.

Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of local authorities: The MOI answered on the Request for information sent by the
Committee that they have submitted criminal charges against one 15y/o for Attempt of homicide,
and against two other 15y/o for being accomplices in the act.
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.

Address
high school “Kiril Pejchinovic” in Tetovo
Location Name
high school “Kiril Pejchinovic” in Tetovo

Number of victims
4
Number of Perpetrators
-
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Serious threat Bodily injury Physical attack (assault) Violence
Incident location
Institution
How did the police react?
They caught the perpetrator
Have there been similar incidents / crimes in the same location?
Yes
One student was stabbed, three others injured in inter-ethnic fight in Tetovo (verified) image

Criminal offences

Against Life and Body
Bodily Injury Severe Bodily Injury
Against Freedoms and Rights
Criminal threatening
Against the Public Order
Violence
Against the State
Causing national, racial or religious hate, discord and intolerance

Grounds

Nationality Ethnic origin