What happened: On 23.09.2019, at 11:20 p.m., at SEI Skopje, C.D. (51) from Skopje reported that around
11:05 p.m., his 17-year old son and D.T (18), both from Skopje, were physically assaulted by an individual in
front of a restaurant on 11ti Oktomvri Street. Measures are being taken to solve the case.
Date, time and place of incident: 23.09.2019, 11:05, Skopje.
Source of information: MOI’s daily newsletter, kurir.mk, emagazin.mk, iportal.mk, press24.mk.
Victim(s) involved: Two victims.
Type of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC of RNM).
Perpetrator(s): One unidentified perpetrator.
Brief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is ethnicity, with the bias
indicators being:
1. Ethnicity – the victims and attacker belonged to a different ethnic community;
2. Location – the event occurred at a location where similar incidents have been previously
registered;
Status of case: Closed.
Response of the local authorities: The police determined a misdemeanour pursuant to Article 12 from
LMPO.
Impact on the victims and the community: These types of incidents call into question the general safety in
the country and the co-existence among different ethnic groups in society, and reflect particularly poorly
on children’s development and conduct.
