What happened: A young man from Tetovo was stabbed in his chest during a fight, while another had
sustained bodily injuries.
Date, time and location of the incident: February 14th, in Tetovo.
Source of information: The national electronic media mkd.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One eighteen year old man from the village of Chelopek who got stabbed in his
chest and transferred to a hospital in Skopje, and another young man.
Type of the crime(s): Severe bodily harm, Art. 131 CCRM, Participation in a fight, Art. 132.
Perpetrator(s): Two young men with unknown ethnic origin.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is the ethnic origin,
citizenship or language, and the bias indicator is:
1. Presumed difference between perpetrator and victim on ethnicity – Due to the mixed ethnic composition of
the population in the mentioned village and city, the ethnicity of the victim may differ from the one
of the perpetrator.
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 three people involved are brought up
against criminal charges, for the act of “Violence” (Art.386 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
political situation in the country and the cohabitation between the Macedonians, on one side and
the Albanians as the two largest ethnic communities in the society on the other.
