What happened: A group of approx. 15 unknown perpetrators assaulted two high school students at
a bus station without any motive or reason. After the assault, the perpetrators got into a bus No. 55.
Date, time and location of the incident: October 2nd, 20:00hrs, bus station in the center of Skopje.
Source of information: The electronic media localno.mk.
Victim(s) involved: Two minors.
Type of the crime(s): Violence (Art.386 CCRM), Bodily harm (Art.130 CCRM).
Perpetrator(s): Unknown group of approx. 15 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 – after the incident, the perpetrators got into bus No.55,
which transits 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 Ministry of Interior Affairs (MOI) answered that they are undertaking the necessary measures for
clarifi cation of the case.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident puts into question the ethnic coexistence
between the two major communities in the country.
