March 18, 2018

Physical assault in Chento, Skopje

Incident
incidents committed due to ethnicity

What happened: On 18.03.2018, at 16:30 h, R.I. from the village of Brnjanci, Skopje region, reported
that on the same day, around 16:00, in the restaurant located on “Madzhari” Street, he was been physically
assaulted by four unknown persons. While he was sitting in the café, the perpetrators entered and one of
them hit him with a glass on the head. Measures are taken to fully clarify the case.

Date, time and location of the incident: 18.03.2018 at 16:30 h, restaurant on “Madzari” Street, Skopje
Source of information: MoI’s daily newsletter.
Victim(s) involved: 1 victim.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC)
Perpetrator(s): 4 (four) perpetrator(s).
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 (Macedonians and Albanians);
2. Location – The incident took place in the residential area of Chento, where such and similar assaults had
also previously occurred and where people of different ethnicities live and pass by

Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: MoI’s response to the request for information states that measures and
activities are taken to identify and sanction the perpetrators of this incident, in accordance with the Law on
Offenses against the Public Order and Peace.
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.

Address
Cento, North Macedonia
Location Name
catering facility on Madzari Street

Number of victims
1
Number of Perpetrators
4
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Destruction of property Serious threat Physical attack (assault) Violence
Incident location
Other public location
How did the police react?
They investigated the incident
Physical assault in Chento, Skopje image

Criminal offences

Against Property
Damage of property
Against the Public Order
Violence

Grounds

Nationality Ethnic origin