What happened: Unknown perpetrator approached a couple on a bench, started harassing them,
pulled out a knife and continued speaking slurs.
Date, time and location of the incident: July 10th, 17:00hrs, Zena Park, Skopje.
Source of information: Local electronic media skopjeinfo.mk.
Victim(s) involved: Two people (male and female) from the village of Bujkovci, presumably Macedonians.
Type of the crime(s): Severe Bodily Harm Art. 131 CCRM, Violence (Art.386), Endangerment of safety
(Art.144), Endangerment with a dangerous mean during a fight or argument (Art.133 CCRM).
Perpetrator(s): One perpetrator, from village of Kondovo, presumably of Albanian ethnic origin.
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 victim and perpetrator on ethnic grounds – the media shared the information
that the perpetrator is from the village of Kondovo (predominately Albanian population), and the
victims are from Bujkovci (predominately Macedonian population, no Albanians were registered on
the last census).
2. Nature of violence – the incident was carried out in public.
3. Lack of other motives.
Status of the case: Criminal charges pressed.
Response of local authorities: The Ministry of Interior stated via Answer upon a Request for information
of public character sent by the Committee that one person is brought up against criminal charges
for the act of “Endangerment with a dangerous mean during a fight or argument” (Art.133 CCRM).
However, there has been no answer as to the fact that indicates to the possible motive of the crime.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This type of incidents brings into question the general security
situation in the country and the cohabitation between the different ethnic communities in the society.
