What happened: 23 y\/o boy was brutally beaten by a group of unknown perpetrators and suffered
\nsevere injuries, after which he was hospitalized.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: May 4th. 03:30hrs, in a public transportation bus No. 57, when
\nthe bus was moving along str. Cvetan Dimov in Skopje.
\nSource of information: National printed media Dnevnik.
\nVictim(s) involved: One 23 y\/o male.
\nType of the crime(s): Severe Bodily harm Art 131, Endangerment of safety Art. 144, Violence Art. 386.
\nPerpetrator(s): Unknown number of perpetrators, acting in a group.
\nBrief description of incident with bias indicators: The bias motive in this incident is ethnic origin,
\ncitizenship or language, and the bias indicators in this incident are:
\n1. Presumed difference between victim and perpetrator on ethnic grounds \u2013 due to the mixed ethnic composition
\nof the communities the line No.57 passes through, the ethnicity of the perpetrators may differ from
\nthe victim\u2019s.
\n2. Nature of violence \u2013 the incident was carried our publicly, in a public transportation bus.
\n3. Lack of other motives.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Criminal charges submitted.
\nResponse of local authorities: The Ministry of Interior stated via Answer upon a Request for
\ninformation of public character sent by the Committee that the four people involved are brought up
\nagainst criminal charges for the act of \u201cViolence\u201d (Art.386 CCRM). However, there has been no answer
\nas to the fact that indicates to the possible motive of the crime.
\nImpact on the victim(s) and the community: This type of incidents brings into question the general
\npolitical situation in the country and the cohabitation between the different ethnic groups in the society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: 23 y\/o boy was brutally beaten by a group of unknown perpetrators and suffered severe injuries, after which he was hospitalized. Date, time and location of the incident: May 4th. 03:30hrs, in a public transportation bus No. 57, when the bus was moving along str. Cvetan Dimov in… […]<\/p>\n