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On June 9, 2024, de facto parliamentary elections were held in the occupied Tskhinvali region. The Tskhinvali central election commission declared the incumbent de facto president Alan Gagloev's party, Nikhas, as the winner, however, opponents of the authorities are sure that the elections were won by the former de facto president Anatoly Bibilov's United Ossetia party. The de facto election, which ended with dubious results, was boycotted by the main opposition party, which may turn into a deeper political crisis. The seemingly non-political events developed this week may play this role.

The political crisis that started after the "elections" was accompanied by a bloody massacre in the center of Tskhinvali. Although no one officially confirms the connection between these two events, the identity of the figures involved in it makes this connection believable. In the afternoon of July 14, 2024, in a crowded place in front of the Tskhinvali high school No 12, close relatives of de facto ex-president Anatoly Bibilov, Lev and Sergo Kabisovs, were shot under the leadership of Alik Gagloev, the nephew of incumbent de facto president Alan Gagloev. The vicitms sustained injuries of various degrees. Both wounded were taken to the Tskhinvali hospital, but none of them reported the attack, due to which, the de-facto ministry of internal affairs did not open a case.

The central committee of the United Ossetia party immediately issued a statement condemning the violence and accusing the de facto authorities of impunity of criminal gangs: "The crime rate is increasing at an incredible pace. Incumbent president Alan Gagloev said during the pre-election debate that he intended to fight against criminals, regardless of whether they were his brothers or someone else. But what do we actually see? The republic [occupied South Ossetia] is plunged into chaos, banditry, the unfortunate 90s."

The United Ossetia party believes that the de facto government uses criminals to persecute and harass members of the main opposition party. The party called on the law-enforcement bodies to investigate the attack on the Kabisovs and to punish all those responsible.

The official media reported that Alan Gagloev instructed law enforcement agencies to "investigate the incident". However, according to reports, the ministry of internal affairs has not yet opened a criminal case relating to the attack due to the formal reason that the victims have not filed an application to the police. The Kabisovs themselves do not make comments for the media.

The bloody massacre that took place in Tskhinvali on July 14 was preceded by other incidents and many related details, which add criminal aspects to this incident. The South Ossetian community, which is polarized and politically divided, has many questions with the current and former governments, who failed to keep their promise to ensure peace and justice for the people of the occupied territory.