What happened: A group of approx. 10 unknown perpetrators assaulted a 16 y/o boy in front of
“ZivkoBrajkovski” high school in Gostivar. A 22 y/o male tried to interfere and defend the victim, but
the assailants assaulted him as well. The 16 y/o had minor, and the 22 y/o had major injuries.
Date, time and location of the incident: September 15th, 21:00hrs, in front of “ZivkoBrajkovski” high
school in Gostivar.
Source of information: The media Telma.
Victim(s) involved: Two young people, one of which is minor.
Type of the crime(s): Violence (Art.386 CCRM), Bodily harm (Art.130 CCRM), Heavily bodily harm
(Art.131 CCRM).
Perpetrator(s): Unknown group of approx. 10 young 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: Misdemeanor charges pressed.
Response of local authorities: Answering upon a Request for information of public character, the
Ministry of Interior Affairs (MOI) answered that they have pressed misdemeanor charges against three
perpetrators.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident puts into question the ethnic coexistence
between the two major communities in the country.
