[6] On the anniversary of Transnistria's founding in 2014, then-President Yevgeny Shevchuk awarded Khorzhan the medal "For Labor Valor".

[12] Later that day in the evening, Khorzhan went to the city's internal affairs building to meet with the director and vouch for the detainees' release.

[13] In turn, on the recommendation of head prosecutor Anatoly Guretsky, Khorzhan was stripped of his parliamentary immunity and arrested on 6 June 2018.

[14] Several other party members had been arrested by authorities prior to Khorzhan,[13] including his wife, his son, and Tiraspol City Council deputy Alexander Samoniy.

[15] Khorzhan's arrest was immediately met with condemnation from members of the UPC–CPSU, who denounced his detention as illegal and politically motivated.

[13] On 3 November 2018, the Supreme Court of Transnistria found Khorzan guilty of assaulting law enforcement and sentenced him to four and a half years in prison.

[citation needed] In 2018, Khorzhan was arrested and imprisoned for allegedly assaulting law enforcement during a political rally.

[19] The leader of the Civil Congress, Mark Tkachuk, wrote about Khorzhan's murder on social media.