What happened: Several perpetrators assaulted a high school graduate and his friend, because they
\nplaced a national fl ag in the hall of the hotel Kontinental, where the student celebrated his graduation.
\nAfter the celebration, the father of the graduate came to drive his son home. On the road, their vehicle was fi rst followed by a Mercedes vehicle. Short after, they were forcibly stopped by an Audi vehicle.
\nFrom the Audi, several people came out with wooden bats and threatening to use a fi rearm, they
\ndamaged the vehicle. During the attack, three of the victims gained minor injuries from shattered glass.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: May 25th, 22:30 hrs, Skopje.
\nSource of information: The electronic media mkd-news.
\nVictim(s) involved: Four people in total \u2013 two of them attacked in hotel Kontinental, and another two
\nwhen were driving one of the victim\u2019s car.
\nType of the crime(s): Violence (Art.386 CCRM), Bodily harm (Art.130 CCRM), Damaging of other\u2019s
\nproperty (Art. 243 CCRM).
\nPerpetrator(s): Unknown group of young people.
\nBrief description of incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is the ethnic origin,
\ncitizenship or language, and the bias indicators are:
\n1. Presumed difference in ethnic background \u2013 the incident occurred in an area populated by people
\nwith mixed ethnic composition;
\n2. Presumed difference in ethnic background \u2013 the victims ware promoting their nationality (placing a
\nfl ag) at the time of the incident;
\n3. Nature of violence \u2013 the incident was carried out in public;
\n4. Lack of other motives.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Misdemeanor and criminal charges passed.
\nResponse of local authorities: Answering upon a Request for information of public character, the
\nMinistry of Interior Affairs (MOI) stated that misdemeanor charges ware passed against two people
\nfor the assault in front of the hotel, and criminal complaints are submitted against three people for
\nthe act of Violence for the latter incident.
\nImpact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident puts into question the ethnic coexistence
\nbetween the two major communities in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: Several perpetrators assaulted a high school graduate and his friend, because they placed a national fl ag in the hall of the hotel Kontinental, where the student celebrated his graduation. After the celebration, the father of the graduate came to drive his son home. On the road, their… […]<\/p>\n