What happened: At the bus station on Str. Bosnia and Herzegovina, one nineteen-year-old from
Skopje was physically attacked by several unknown persons. They hit him in the face with a rock,
which left him visibly injured.
Date, time and location of the incident: 12 November, 00:00, bus station on Str. Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
Source of information: MoI daily bulletin.
Victim(s) involved: One person.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC)
Perpetrator(s): A group of 4 or 5 unknown persons.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is ethnicity,
nationality or language, while the bias indicators are:
1. Assumed difference in ethnicity – the incident happened at a bus station in an area inhabited by
people of various ethnic backgrounds.
2. Nature of the violence – the incident took place in public;
Status of the case: Under investigation/ Misdemeanour charges are expected to ensue.
Response of the local authorities: The MoI’s response to the MHC request for public information regarding this incident states that the person was attacked at around 21:00 by 4 or 5 unfamiliar
persons, who hit him in the face with a rock. A report was prepared about the incident along with two
official notes, and SIA Skopje is taking measures and activities for clarifying the disruption of public
order after which, pursuant to the Law on Misdemeanours against the Public Order, they will submit
a request for bringing misdemeanour charges to the authorized misdemeanour section in the Basic
Court Skopje 1.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic coexistence
between the two largest communities in the country.
