What happened: A public transportation bus No. 55 was stoned by unknown perpetrators in the
village of Arachinovo in Skopje.
Date, time and location of the incident: April 4th, str. No. 1, Arachinovo, Skopje.
Source of information: The printed media Denesen Vesnik.
Victim(s) involved: Except the material damage, there were no direct victims in this incident.
Type of the crime(s): Endangerment of safety Art. 144, Damaging of other’s property Art. 243 CCRM.
Perpetrator(s): Unknown.
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. Presumed difference between perpetrator and victim on ethnicity – due to the mixed ethnic composition
of the population in the village of Arachinovo (the village bus No. 55 passes through it) and the
surrounding area, the ethnicity of the victim may differ from the one of the perpetrator.
2. Nature of violence – The incident was carried out in public.
3. Lack of other motives.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of local authorities: The Ministry of Interior stated via Answer upon a Request for
information of public character sent by the Committee that they are undertaking the necessary
measures for clarification of the case, noting that this criminal act resulted with minor material
damage, and therefore, requires private indictment for judicial processing.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This type of incidents brings into question the general
political situation in the country and the cohabitation between the different ethnic communities in
the country.
