What happened: An employee at the Secondary School \u201cArsenij Jovkov\u201d in Skopje reported that outside the
\nschool yard, a 16-year-old student from the village of Studenichani was attacked by another minor, and that
\nseveral other minors and students from the school had later joined the fight. The attacked minor sustained
\nbodily injuries, and the case was reported to the police.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: 09 March, 16:00, in front of the schoolyard of State Secondary
\nSchool Arsenij Jovkov in Chair, Skopje.
\nSource of information: Electronic media outlet Kanal 5 TV.
\nVictim(s) involved: 1 minor (age 16).
\nType of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC), Participation in a fight (Article 132, CC) Perpetrator(s): Group of minors one of whom has been identified.
\nBrief description of the event with bias indicators: The bias indicator in this incident which occurred in
\nfront of the schoolyard of a secondary school located in Chair (mixed ethnic environment) is ethnicity, and
\nthe bias indicators are:
\n1. Difference in ethnicity \u2013 the attacked minor and the minor attackers are of different ethnicity (Macedonian
\nand Albanian);
\n2. Pattern of previous incidents \u2013 clash and conflict between students from different ethnicities occur very
\nfrequently, particularly in the capital of the country. These incidents most often take place between
\nchildren of Macedonian and Albanian ethnic origin, while the other communities are very rarely or never
\ninvolved in such incidents.
\n3. Location \u2013 The incident took place in a secondary school attended by students of different ethnicities
\nand in a neighborhood populated by people of different ethnicities.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Unknown.
\nResponse of the local authorities: MoI\u2019s response to our request for information states that after the
\nundertaken measures and activities, a minor male was found to be the perpetrator, and that they are taking
\nadditional measures and activities to discover the identity of the remaining persons involved in the incident.
\nFurthermore, it is stated that after completing the documentation, adequate charges would be pressed to
\nthe PPS (note: in such cases the Law on Justice for Children applies and the proceedings for children at risk
\nand children involved in crime differs from the one stipulated with the LCP (Law on Criminal Proceedings)).
\nImpact on the victims and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic co-existence of
\nthe two major ethnic communities in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: An employee at the Secondary School \u201cArsenij Jovkov\u201d in Skopje reported that outside the school yard, a 16-year-old student from the village of Studenichani was attacked by another minor, and that several other minors and students from the school had later joined the fight. The attacked minor sustained… […]<\/p>\n