What happened: One 17 year old person, together with his friend, was physically attacked by about
\n20 unknown persons in bus no. 7 of JSP Skopje. At the bus stop on \u201c3-ta Makedonska Brigada\u201d Blvd
\nin Skopje near the \u201cMaria Curie Sklodowska\u201d secondary school, about 20 unknown persons aged between 14 and 18 got on the bus. Several of them started dragging the juvenile and once they
\npushed him outside, they physically attacked him, hitting him and kicking him all over the body. Then
\nthey turned to his friend and started slapping him on the face and hitting him on the back of his
\nhead, but he managed to escape. Measures are being taken to fully solve this case.
\nDate, time and location of the incident: 22 March, 14:00, JSP no.7
\nSource of information: MoI daily bulletin.
\nVictim(s) involved: Two juveniles.
\nType of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC)
\nPerpetrator(s): A group of about 20 people.
\nBrief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is ethnicity,
\nnationality or language, while the bias indicators are:
\n1. Assumed difference in ethnicity \u2013 the incident took place on JSP bus no. 7 which transits through
\nareas populated by people of different ethnicities; the bus stop where the perpetrators got on board
\nis located in front of a school attended by students of different ethnicities;
\n2. Pattern of previous incidents \u2013 this incident is another in a growing trend of fights in JSP buses.<\/p>\n
Status 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 this event, one person (17) was physically attacked by 3-4
\nunknown people. Following the measures and activities undertaken by the SIA Skopje to the Public
\nProsecutor\u2019s Office Skopje, criminal charges (KU.br.2993 \/ 17) were filed against 3 persons on grounds
\nof suspicion of committing a criminal act \u201cViolence\u201d in accordance with Article 386 of the Criminal
\nLaw.
\nImpact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic co-existence
\nof the two major ethnic communities in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: One 17 year old person, together with his friend, was physically attacked by about 20 unknown persons in bus no. 7 of JSP Skopje. At the bus stop on \u201c3-ta Makedonska Brigada\u201d Blvd in Skopje near the \u201cMaria Curie Sklodowska\u201d secondary school, about 20 unknown persons aged between… […]<\/p>\n