Viktor Margiev said that on the same day, security officers attempted to detain him. Later, Viktor Margiev stated that the order for his detention allegedly came from the Interior Minister Erislav Mamiev. South Ossetian Telegram channels, including Notes of a Tskhinvali Partisan and ChP Tskhinvali, linked his departure to his public accusations against South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev. On 17 September, Viktor Margiev published an audio recording of a conversation between his father, Nodar Margiev, and the president’s aide, Vladimir Vaneev. He claims that South Ossetian law enforcement effectively shields these structures, which extort money from the republic’s business community.