What happened: In the City Pool Snoopy in Veles, several Roma persons from Skopje were beaten by
\naround ten persons, among which were members of the security guards from the pool security agency
\n– SGS. One of the lifeguards of the Snoopy Pool in Veles, in a rude and violent way, addressed the
\nboy from the Roma ethnic community who jumped into the pool with the words \u201cWho are you to tell
\nme who can jump in the pool! You can\u2019t!\u201d The boy\u2019s relatives reacted to this, causing a minor scuffle
\nwhich was stopped soon enough, after the security \u2013 SGS and the owner of the pool intervened. In
\nthe words of one of the beaten citizens, at around 19:00, when almost all the guests of the pool left
\nand while they were preparing to return home to Skopje, while his nephew I. U. was walking out of
\nthe dressing room, and without any explanation, a person with a glass bottle struck him on the head,
\nafter which he had a visible bodily injury – a cut above his right eye. The person further adds that they
\nthen came to see what was happening, but at that moment, about twenty people in civilian clothes
\nentered with batons and bars, and began to beat them. According to his statements, the attackers,
\nincluding members of the security guard of the pool from SGS, were called by the boss, the lifeguard
\nand other members of the pool security. Twenty minutes later, after they had already been beaten
\nand bloody, police officers intervened, handcuffed the Roma people and began to shout at them.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: 23 July, around 17:00, pool Snoopy Veles.
\nSource of information: Electronic media outlet Libertas.
\nVictim(s) involved: Two persons.
\nType of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Body injury (Article 130, CC), Racial and other Discrimination
\n(Article 417, CC)
\nPerpetrator(s): A group of around ten people.
\nBrief description of the event with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is racial
\ndiscrimination, while the bias indicators are:
\n1. Content of the threats \u2013 the attacked person was not told that jumping in the pool was forbidden
\nfor everyone; he was specifically told that he is not allowed to jump in the pool;
\n2. The victim\u2019s perception \u2013 the victims see this event as an incident with bias motivation.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Under investigation\/ Adequate charges are expected to ensue.
\nResponse of the local authorities: The MoI\u2019s response to the MHC request for public information
\nregarding this incident stated that SIA Veles and the Basic Public Prosecution are working on
\ncollecting additional information on the incident and according to them SIA Veles will file adequate
\ncharges.
\nImpact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident calls into question the ethnic coexistence
\nbetween the two largest communities in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: In the City Pool Snoopy in Veles, several Roma persons from Skopje were beaten by around ten persons, among which were members of the security guards from the pool security agency – SGS. One of the lifeguards of the Snoopy Pool in Veles, in a rude and violent… […]<\/p>\n