What happened: Nineteen y\/o Macedonian boy was killed by a thief, while trying to retrieve his stolen
\nbike with his father. A group of local community members gathered to pay their respect, when the
\nmedia announced that the killer is Albanian. Then, the group gathered in big numbers and started
\ndemolishing and burning stores of Albanians in Gjorche Petrov, burglarizing some of the stores as well.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: May 19th, evening hours, Gjorche Petrov, Skopje.
\nSource of information: National printed media Fokus, and local media 24Vesti.mk.
\nVictim(s) involved: Except the material damage, there were no direct victims in this incident.
\nType of the crime(s): Endangerment of safety (Art.144), Damaging of other\u2019s property Art. 243 CCRM,
\nIncitement of hate, discord and intolerance on national, racial religious or other discriminatory ground
\n(Art.319), Burglary Art.236 CCRM, Participation in a mob that will commit a crime Art.385 CCRM.
\nPerpetrator(s): Unknown number of perpetrator\/s, Macedonian.
\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. Victim\/Witness perception \u2013 based on statements made for the media, it is clear that the (indirect)
\nvictims perceive the incident as bias motivated.
\n2. Comments made at the scene \u2013 the perpetrates constantly chanted hateful and derogatory slurs for
\nAlbanians.
\n3. Difference between victim and perpetrator on ethnic grounds \u2013 it is obvious that this incident is ethnically
\nmotivated, and therefore the (indirect) victims and perpetrators differ on ethnic grounds.
\n4. Pattern\/ frequency of previous incident \u2013 this incident follows a crime that happened the same day, when
\na Macedonian boy was killed by a thief trying to retrieve his bike.
\n5. Nature of violence \u2013 the incident was carried out in public.
\n6. 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 appropriate
\nmeasures, and later on stated that in the aftermath of this incident and the one that followed the
\nnext day, they have filed criminal charges against seven persons for Participation in a mob that will
\ncommit a crime, and against two others for Burglary.
\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 different ethnic communities in
\nthe society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: Nineteen y\/o Macedonian boy was killed by a thief, while trying to retrieve his stolen bike with his father. A group of local community members gathered to pay their respect, when the media announced that the killer is Albanian. Then, the group gathered in big numbers and started… […]<\/p>\n