What happened: One migrant from Morocco was robbed by two unknown perpetrators in the vicinity
\nof village Grciste, Valandovo. At fi rst, the perpetrators offered to drive him to the border, after which,
\nthey hit him in the head in the vehicle and asked for money, taking 400 EUR.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: December 25th, 13:00hrs, in the vicinity of village Grciste,
\nValandovo.
\nSource of information: The electronic media makfax.com.
\nVictim(s) involved: One Moroccan national.
\nType of the crime(s): Robbery (Art.237 CCRM).
\nPerpetrator(s): Two 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: Under investigation.
\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. However,
\nthey reported via the media that they are undertaking the necessary measures for clarifi cation of
\nthe case.
\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: One migrant from Morocco was robbed by two unknown perpetrators in the vicinity of village Grciste, Valandovo. At fi rst, the perpetrators offered to drive him to the border, after which, they hit him in the head in the vehicle and asked for money, taking 400 EUR. Date,… […]<\/p>\n