What happened: One child suffered serious injuries and three others suffered light injuries after a
\nvicious fight near the shopping mall Vero in Skopje. Two groups participated In the fight, one from the
\nvillage of Katlanovo (inhabited predominantly by Macedonians), and other from the village Batinci
\n(predominantly Islamic population, most of which are Albanians).<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: February 12th near the shopping mall Vero in Skopje.
\nSource of information: The national media Vest.
\nVictim(s) involved: One minor with Macedonian ethnicity and three young men from Batinci.
\nType of the crime(s): Severe Bodily Harm, (Art.131 CCRM), Participation in a Fight (Art.132), Incitement
\nof hate, discord and intolerance on national, racial religious or other discriminatory ground (Art.319).
\nPerpetrator(s): Nine young men, five of which from Batici, and four of which (one minor included)
\nfrom Katlanovo.
\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 between perpetrator and victim on ethnicity \u2013 Considering the predominant ethnic structure of
\nthe villages they come from.
\n2. Nature of violence \u2013 The incident was carried out in public.
\n3. Lack of other motives.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Criminal charges pressed.
\nResponse of local authorities: The police stated via the media that they will undertake the
\nappropriate measures. The Ministry of Interior stated via Answer upon a Request for information of
\npublic character sent by the Committee that they have submitted a criminal charge related to the
\nincident. However, there has been no answer as to the specific crime, or the fact that indicates to
\nthe possible motive of the crime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: One child suffered serious injuries and three others suffered light injuries after a vicious fight near the shopping mall Vero in Skopje. Two groups participated In the fight, one from the village of Katlanovo (inhabited predominantly by Macedonians), and other from the village Batinci (predominantly Islamic population, most… […]<\/p>\n