What happened: Several young Albanian boys from Nerezi were attacked in Vlae. The incident
\noccurred in the vicinity of the Sports Field in Vlae, when seven or eight perpetrators threw stones at
\nthem, injuring two of the boys. The security service of the Sports Field notified the Police.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: July 11th, 00:45hrs, Vlae, Skopje.
\nSource of information: Local electronic media portallab.mk.
\nVictim(s) involved: A group of Albanian boys from Nerezi, Skopje.
\nType of the crime(s): Severe Bodily Harm Art. 131 CCRM, Violence (Art.386), Endangerment of safety
\n(Art.144).
\nPerpetrator(s): A group of seven or eight perpetrators, presumably 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. Presumed difference between victim and perpetrator on ethnic grounds \u2013 the media shared the information
\nthat the victims are from Nerezi (predominant Albanian community), and the incident occurred in
\nthe vicinity of Vlae Sports Field (predominant Macedonian community).
\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 Ministry of Interior stated via Answer upon a Request for
\ninformation of public character sent by the Committee that they have filled criminal charges against
\nunknown perpetrator for the act of \u201cviolence\u201d.
\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: Several young Albanian boys from Nerezi were attacked in Vlae. The incident occurred in the vicinity of the Sports Field in Vlae, when seven or eight perpetrators threw stones at them, injuring two of the boys. The security service of the Sports Field notified the Police. Date, time… […]<\/p>\n