What happened: In Skopje, on the quay of the Vardar River, two persons were physically attacked by
\na larger group of persons wearing hoodies, who left the scene after the attack. The injured persons
\nwere transferred to the City General Hospital \u201cSt. Naum Ohridski\u201d with an ambulance, where they
\nwere found to have sustained bodily injuries and after medical assistance was provided they were
\nsent home to recover.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: 19 November, 20:30, St. \u201cQuay 13th of November\u201d.
\nSource of information: MoI daily bulletin.
\nVictim(s) involved: Two persons.
\nType of crime(s): Violence (Article 386, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC)
\nPerpetrator(s): A group of 10-12 unknown persons.
\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 – in the past several years, near the quay and the city park, ethnically
\nmotivated incidents have occurred on several occasions.
\n2. Pattern of previous incidents \u2013 the same day, several hours earlier, one person was stabbed with a
\nknife on the quay of the river Vardar.
\n3. Nature of the violence \u2013 the incident took place in public;<\/p>\n
Status of the case: The incident was qualified as disruption of the public order by physical attack.
\nResponse of the local authorities: The MoI\u2019s response to the MHC request for public information
\nregarding this incident, confirms the above-mentioned incident, stating that the two victims, aged 18
\nand 19, had visible injuries and cuts on their heads. After conducting the interview with the victims,
\nthey were informed that near MKC they were physically attacked by 10-12 unknown persons, aged
\naround 20 to 23, and dressed in hoodies. After consulting with the Public Prosecutor the event was
\nqualified as a disruption of the public order with a physical attack, criminal act provided in Article 12
\nof the Law on Misdemeanours against the Public Order.
\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 Skopje, on the quay of the Vardar River, two persons were physically attacked by a larger group of persons wearing hoodies, who left the scene after the attack. The injured persons were transferred to the City General Hospital \u201cSt. Naum Ohridski\u201d with an ambulance, where they were… […]<\/p>\n