What happened: Unknown group of people assaulted two males, minors, without any motive or
reason, infl icting injuries on their heads and bodies.
Date, time and location of the incident: August 12th, 00:10 hrs, Street Red Municipality, Skopje.
Source of information: The electronic media mkd.mk.
Victim(s) involved: Two males, minors.
Type of the crime(s): Violence (Art.386 CCRM), Bodily harm (Art.130 CCRM).
Perpetrator(s): Unknown group of people.
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. Presumed difference in ethnic background – the incident occurred in an area populated by people
with mixed ethnic composition;
2. Nature of violence – the incident was carried out in public;
3. Lack of other motives.
Status of the case: Under investigation.
Response of local authorities: Answering upon a Request for information of public character, the Mi nis-
try of Interior Affairs (MOI) answered that they have submitted a Written report to the Public prosecutor.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident puts into question the ethnic coexistence
between the two major communities in the country.
