What happened: On 17.05.2018 at 23:15 in the General City Hospital “St. Naum of Ohrid”, M.P. (22) from
Skopje, reported that around 22:30, on “Quay 13th November” street, he was physically assaulted by three
unknown males. Measures are taken to solve the case.
Date, time and location of the incident: 17.05.2018 at 23:15h on “Quay 13th November” street.
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): 3 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 ethnicit – the victim and the attackers are of a different ethnicity;
2. Location – incidents of this type had previously occurred at this location as well
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of the local authorities: MoI’s response to the request for information states that they have
registered this incident as a violation against the public order and peace and are taking measures to identify
the perpetrators.
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.
