What happened: On 02.07.2018, at 9:40, police officers from the Police Precinct for Border Surveillance
\n\u201cMihajlovo\u201d, spotted to persons \u2013 migrants from Afghanistan, on the Negotino-Gradsko motorway, in the vicinity
\nof \u201cStobi\u201d. They were interviewed and they stated that two days ago they had illegally crossed the Greek – North
\nMacedonian border on foot. The migrants, going along the railway, were intercepted by four people and robbed
\nat 07:00am, on 02.07.2018, whereby, according to their testimonies they were robbed of 700 EUR and two
\nmobile phones. The police officers handed over the migrants to the police officers from the Police Precinct
\nNegotino, for further proceedings. The police are working to fully clarify the case.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: On 02.07.2018, at 07:00 h, in the vicinity of the railway station in
\nNegotino.
\nSource of information: MoI\u2019s daily newsletter.
\nVictim(s) involved: two persons — refugees\/migrants.
\nType of crime(s): Robbery (Article 237 CC),
\nPerpetrator(s): several unknown perpetrators.
\nBrief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident the bias motive is the victims\u2019 status of
\nmigrants, and the bias indicators are:
\n1. Difference in ethnicity \u2013 the victims are migrants — refugees;
\n2. Pattern of previous incidents \u2013 attacks of migrants, especially in the vicinity of a railroad or a road, have
\nbeen registered before.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Uknown.
\nResponse of the local authorities: By the time this report was finished, there was still no answer from MoI.
\n(We got a response in January, and criminal charges were pressed against unknown persons under Article 237
\nof CC-Robbery, and the police is working to fully clarify the case.)
\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: On 02.07.2018, at 9:40, police officers from the Police Precinct for Border Surveillance \u201cMihajlovo\u201d, spotted to persons \u2013 migrants from Afghanistan, on the Negotino-Gradsko motorway, in the vicinity of \u201cStobi\u201d. They were interviewed and they stated that two days ago they had illegally crossed the Greek – North… […]<\/p>\n