What happened: Several unknown persons committed robbery on a Syrian citizen. The person left the
Reception Center Tabanovce, and on his way to a store in the village of Vaksince he was intercepted
by the perpetrators, who threatened his life and demanded his money, and after he refused to give
any, they physically attacked and robbed him of 10 EURO and 2,400 MKD.
Date, time and location of the incident: 26 April, around 12:00, in the Village of Vaksicne, Municipality
of Lipkovo.
Source of information: Daily Newsletter of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Victim(s) involved: One Syrian.
Type of the crime(s): Robbery (Article 237, CC).
Perpetrator(s): A group of several 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 (Syrian 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 an inspector from SIA Kumanovo submitted a Notifi cation to
PPO Kumanovo on 13.05.2016 regarding the criminal act of “Robbery” as stipulated in Art. 237 in CC.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident calls into question the safety of migrants
entering and passing through the country.
