What happened: A group of Macedonian males, after the voting for the first round of the Presidential
\nelection ended, started insulting, cursing and subsequently attacked and beat an Albanian family
\nliving in Radishani. One of the perpetrators drove a vehicle in to a group of the victims.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: April 13th, 21:20-22:00 hrs, Radishani, Skopje.
\nSource of information: The electronic media almakos.com (Albanian), national media SITEL TV
\n(Macedonian), others.
\nVictim(s) involved: Unknown number of members of the targeted Albanian family, among which there
\nwere minors and a 74 y\/o woman. Four of them asked for medical care.
\nType of the crime(s): Endangerment of safety Art.144, Severe bodily harm Art.131, Causing general
\ndanger Art. 288 CCRM.
\nPerpetrator(s): Unknown group of Macedonian young males. According to one of the media, four of
\nthe perpetrators also asked for medical help.
\nBrief description of incident with bias indicators: The bias motive in this incident is political affiliation
\nand political persuasion, as well as the ethnic origin, citizenship or language, and the bias indicators
\nin this incident are:
\n1. Victim perception \u2013 Considering the statements made for the media, it is clear that the victims
\nperceive the incident as bias motivated.
\n2. Comments made at the scene \u2013 The perpetrators started the dispute with remarks about Albanians not
\nvoting in the election.
\n3. Difference between victim and perpetrator on ethnicity.
\n4. Nature of violence \u2013 The incident was carried out in public.
\n5. Lack of other motives.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Criminal charges pressed for the act of Causing general danger.
\nResponse of local authorities: The MOI answered upon a Request for public information sent by the Committee that it has filed criminal charges against only one of the perpetrators (the driver of the
\nvehicle) for the act of Endangerment of safety (Art. 144 CCRM).
\nImpact on the victim(s) and the community: This type of incidents brings into question the general
\nsecurity situation in the country and the cohabitation between the Albanian and Macedonian ethnic
\ncommunities within the society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: A group of Macedonian males, after the voting for the first round of the Presidential election ended, started insulting, cursing and subsequently attacked and beat an Albanian family living in Radishani. One of the perpetrators drove a vehicle in to a group of the victims. Date, time and… […]<\/p>\n