Having failed to achieve a decrease in the activity of the leading opposition party, the ruling elite of the PMR inspired a new, truly barbaric act of intimidation. Unknown people set fire to Khorzhan's apartment, where his wife and young son were. The family survived by a miracle - friends and neighbors arrived in time. The organizers of the crime were not identified. Since then, constant blackmail, threats to his own life, reprisals against relatives and friends haunted Khorzhan until the most tragic night of July 16-17, 2023.
In December 2010 O.O. Khorzhan was first elected to the Supreme Soviet of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. The massive fighting spirit of the voters, who unanimously supported their candidate, brought to naught all attempts to falsify the elections. On the parliamentary rostrum, the communist deputy fearlessly raised topics that were inconvenient for the authorities, proposed legislative initiatives aimed at real improving the lives of fellow countrymen. The blissful and half-asleep course of the sessions was repeatedly interrupted by him with furious denunciations of the banditry of the Sheriff commercial holding, which is not without reason called the “cancer tumor” of Transnistria. In order to put up a solid barrier to criminality, it was necessary to rally all honest and sensible people around the idea of the triumph of law and order. O.O. Khorzhan became the founder of The Union of Opposition Forces, which included a number of independent public organizations of the Republic, was elected one of its co-chairs, and subsequently recognized as the leader of the entire Pridnestrovian opposition.
An internationalist in spirit, Khorzhan deeply understood the importance of friendship and cooperation between Russians, Ukrainians, Moldavians, Gagauz and other peoples who have lived together for centuries on the banks of the Dniester. He put a lot of effort into the creation of the deputy association "For Unity with Russia", which united more than 600 deputies of different levels. With the direct participation of O.O. Khorzhan signed important agreements for the PMR on the establishment of sister city relations with such major cities of the Russian Federation as Novosibirsk and Irkutsk.
In the treasury of specific cases of the Chairman of the Central Committee of the PKP - assistance to children, the disabled and the poor, the organization of the youth movement, the protection of freedom of the media, attempts to restore peace and good neighborly relations with Moldova. However, his powerful creative potential and positive energy only increased the desire of the mafia clan, which had settled in the structures of power, to deal with a dangerous competitor. Approaching parliamentary and presidential elections, which could be victorious for Khorzhan. That is why in the summer of 2018 a new criminal case was fabricated against him. The reason was a meeting with voters in Tiraspol, where they talked about the environmental catastrophe hanging over Pridnestrovie due to the greed and irresponsibility of big business. The deputy demanded the voluntary resignation of the Pridnestrovian leadership for corruption and chronic inability to effectively manage the state.
On the same evening, the security forces raided all the participants in the meeting. The Central Committee of the party began to receive calls asking for help. Arriving at the city police department, Khorzhan tried to find out on what basis innocent citizens were arrested, but was forced out into the street by brute force. A few days later, parliamentary immunity was lifted from the people's choice and a decision was made to take him into custody.
The whole Republic watched the farce of the "trial" which ended in a shameful verdict. For a long four and a half years, the unbending communist leader was sent to prison bars. It fell to him to fully experience the methods that the fascist scum always used. Torture by deprivation of proper sleep and rest was supplemented by the introduction of unidentified medications. After each demand of the parliamentary factions of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova to stop fanaticism, bullying and humiliation each time resumed with renewed vigor. The main political prisoner of the Transnistrian ruling clique was forced to go on hunger strike twice - for 49 and then for 52 days. Having lost 50 kilograms in weight, Khorzhan suffered a heart attack. And only after he fell into a coma, the conditions of detention under pressure from the international community were slightly softened.
Despite the arbitrariness and lawlessness, the leaders of the PMR, who had long lost their human appearance, failed to either break or discredit Oleg Khorzhan. His big moral victory was his release in December 2022. The selfless struggle, in which he saw the whole meaning of his life, could only be stopped by death.
Today, the investigation into the circumstances of the monstrous atrocity, which shocked the entire country, according to the authorities, continues. But one thing is indisputable: the untimely death of Khorzhan will forever remain on the conscience of those who methodically broke his life, who are pushing the independent Pridnestrovian state to chaos and catastrophe. Customers and perpetrators of the brutal massacre will not escape responsibility. They will suffer a well-deserved punishment and the contempt of their compatriots.
Let the honor and courage, loyalty to one's convictions, moral purity and reliability, which have always been inherent in Oleg Olegovich Khorzhan, serve as guidelines for all fraternal communist parties of the UCP-CPSU. His bright image will forever remain in our hearts.
