What happened: Two migrants from Moroccowereassaulted and robbed by seven unknown perpe-
\ntrators in the vicinity of Gevgelija. The perpetrators intercept the victims with two vehicles, presented<\/p>\n
themselves as police offi cers, and started beating them and robbed them taking 400 EUR.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: December3rd, 08:00hrs, in the vicinity of Gevgelija.
\nSource of information: Field observer of MHC.
\nVictim(s) involved: Two Moroccan nationals.
\nType of the crime(s): Robbery (Art.237 CCRM) Bodily harm (Art.130 CCRM).
\nPerpetrator(s): Seven unknown perpetrators.
\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. Difference in ethnic background\u2013 the ethnic background of the perpetrators and the victim differ; the
\nvictim is a member of a group (Moroccan migrant) that is overwhelmingly outnumbered by members
\nof another group (Macedonian population) in the area where the incident occurred;
\n2. Pattern of previous incidents \u2013 this incident is the latest of a growing trend of robberies and assaults
\nagainst migrants.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Incident was reported to the local authorities.
\nResponse of local authorities: To the moment of writing this report, the MOI hasn\u2019t answered upon
\nthe Request for public information that the Committee has sent in relation to this incident.
\nImpact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident puts into question the safety of migrants
\nentering and passing through the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: Two migrants from Moroccowereassaulted and robbed by seven unknown perpe- trators in the vicinity of Gevgelija. The perpetrators intercept the victims with two vehicles, presented themselves as police offi cers, and started beating them and robbed them taking 400 EUR. Date, time and location of the incident: December3rd,… […]<\/p>\n