What happened: Near the railway station in Demir Kapija, a group of unknown perpetrators committed
\nrobbery over refugee from Iraq. Once they saw that the refugee was asleep, they began to beat him
\nwith fi sts and kicks to the body and head, after which they robbed him of a cell phone and 50 euros.<\/p>\n
Date, time and location of the incident: 29 January, around 23:00, near the railway station in Demir Kapija.
\nSource of information: Electronic medium \u201cPlusinfo\u201d.
\nVictim(s) involved: One Iraqi
\nType of the crime(s): Robbery (Article 237, CC), Bodily injury (Article 130, CC)
\nPerpetrator(s): A group of unknown perpetrators
\nBrief description of the incident with bias indicators: In this incident, the bias motive is ethnicity,
\nnationality or language and the bias indicators are:
\n1. Difference in ethnicity \u2013 the ethnicity of the perpetrators is different from the ethnicity of the victims; the victims are members of a group (Iraqi migrants) which is signifi cantly outnumbered by
\ncitizens of the area where the incident occurred;
\n2. Pattern of previous incidents \u2013 this incident is the latest in a growing trend of robberies and attacks
\non migrants.<\/p>\n
Status of the case: Criminal charges fi led against six persons for the criminal offense \u201cRobbery\u201d.
\nResponse of Local Authorities: In MOI\u2019s response to the Committee\u2019s request for public information
\nregarding this incident, it is stated that SIA Veles took appropriate measures and action on docu-
\nmenting the event, criminal charges were fi led with the Public Prosecutor\u2019s Offi ce in Veles against six
\npersons due to a reasonable suspicion that they committed the crime \u201cRobbery\u201d pursuant to Article
\n237, paragraph 1 of the CC.
\nImpact on the victim(s) and the community: This incident calls into question the safety of migrants
\nentering and passing through the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What happened: Near the railway station in Demir Kapija, a group of unknown perpetrators committed robbery over refugee from Iraq. Once they saw that the refugee was asleep, they began to beat him with fi sts and kicks to the body and head, after which they robbed him of a… […]<\/p>\n