What happened: Two juveniles were physically attacked by a group of 20 to 30 people, most probably
\nfans of the FC Shkupi. After the two juveniles went out of the sports venue and headed towards the
\nCity Park, they noticed that the group was moving behind them, in the immediate vicinity of the
\nVardar Academy. When passing by, one of the people from the group punched one of the juveniles on
\nthe face with his fist while several other people physically attacked the other juvenile punching him
\nand kicking him on the head and body. The juveniles noticed that one of the attackers had a knife
\nin his hand, and several other attackers had iron rods which they did not use. One of the juveniles
\nwas taken to the General City Hospital 8 September with an ambulance where it was found that
\nhe had sustained bodily injury. Previously, immediately before the incident took place, the police
\nofficers who were on duty to keep order at the football match between FC Vardar and FC Shkupi,
\nhad intervened and six people from Skopje and one person from Veles had been taken to the Police
\nStation Centar. The daily bulletin of the Ministry of Interior stated that measures were being taken
\nto find the perpetrator and resolve the incident.
\nDate, time and location of the incident: 19 February, 13:30, in the vicinity of the Vardar Academy,
\nSkopje.
\nSource of information: Dnevnik, daily newspaper.
\nVictim(s) involved: Two persons.
\nType of crime(s): Bodily injury (Article 130, CC), Violence (Article 386, CC).
\nPerpetrator(s): Group of about twenty supporters of FC Shkupi.
\nBrief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, which took place immediately
\nafter a football match, the bias motive is ethnicity, nationality or language, while the bias indicators
\nare:
\n1. Difference in ethnicity – The members of the fan clubs of Vardar and Shkupi are of different ethnicity;
\n2.Time \u2013 the incident took place after a football match between the clubs Vardar and Shkupi whose
\nfans\/supporters are of different ethnicity;
\nStatus of the case: Unknown
\nResponse of the local authorities: The MoI\u2019s response to the MHC request for public information
\nregarding this incident stated that in connection to this criminal offence SIA Skopje submitted a
\nwritten notification regarding the criminal act \u201cViolence\u201d punishable in accordance with Article 386
\nof the Criminal Code (KU.br.1743 \/ 17) to the Skopje Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office.
\nImpact on the victim(s) and the community: These types of incidents call into question the safety
\nin the country in general, the coexistence of different ethnic groups in the society and the safety of
\npeople attending or near sports matches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: Two juveniles were physically attacked by a group of 20 to 30 people, most probably fans of the FC Shkupi. After the two juveniles went out of the sports venue and headed towards the City Park, they noticed that the group was moving behind them, in the immediate… […]<\/p>\n