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Oksana Sotieva, the widow of Inal Djabiev, who died after detention, has asked the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of South Ossetia to dismiss Sergey Gruzdev, a forensic expert from Russia, since she doubts his impartiality.

Due to the absence of a group of MPs, who announced a temporary suspension of their work, the Parliament of South Ossetia could not form a commission to investigate the death circumstances of Inal Djabiev.

Coronavirus infection spread statistics in the Caucasus; mourning events in connection with the anniversary of the terror act in Beslan; Day of Knowledge with enhanced sanitary measures; scheduling of parliamentary elections in Georgia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 31-September 6, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

A court in Tskhinvali has ruled to detain Atsamaz Naniev, a policeman, as a suspect in the case of torturing detainees; it was done after the attempt on the life of the head of the South-Ossetian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

An action in memory of the victims of the terror act in Beslan was held in the Theatre Square of Tskhinvali. The day before, in the square, people lit candles, which were spread out on the ground. Anyone could come up and light a candle in memory of those killed in the terror act committed 16 years ago.

The President of South Ossetia signed a decree on the removal from office of Andrei Tskhovrebov, First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Chief of the Criminal Militia of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), whose subordinates were detained in a criminal case on the death of Inal Djabiev.

Seventeen out of 34 South-Ossetian parliamentarians have suspended their work pending resignation of Uruzmag Djagaev, the Public Prosecutor General, to whom the parliament announced a vote of distrust after the death of Inal Djambiev, detained by law enforcers. Djagaev refused to follow the MPs' demand.

In North Ossetia, schools will organize solemn morning gatherings on September 4, after a three-day watch in memory of people who fell victim to the terror act in Beslan, the Ministry of Education and Science of North Ossetia reports. In South Ossetia, the new school year will begin on September 5, the republic's authorities announce.

Timur Tskhurbati, an activist, was hospitalized after being attacked during the funeral of Inal Djabiev in Tskhinvali; his cheekbone and nose were broken, Tskhurbati himself has stated.

Residents of South Ossetia continued their spontaneous rally in the square in front of the government building in Tskhinvali. They demand resignation of the republic's head.

In Tskhinvali, a crowded funeral procession with the body of Inal Djabiev, who died after his detention by law enforcers, reached the centre of the city. The President of South Ossetia and parliament members joined the funeral procession.

Spread of the coronavirus infection in the Caucasus; unrest in Tskhinvali after the detainee's death; capture of an Armenian officer in Azerbaijan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 24-30, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Nikolai Tskhovrebov, detained within the attempt case on the head of the South-Ossetian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), was hospitalized with traces of beatings; he cannot walk, the hospital staff has stated. Another suspect, Gennady Kulaev, has been denied advocates' access for a week; information has appeared that he had been beaten and tortured with electric current.

The protesters who gathered in front of the building of the Cabinet of Ministers (CoM) in Tskhinval and demanded resignation of the head of South Ossetia have gone home, said Merab Pukhaev, the acting head of the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

Social networks have posted photos of the body of Inal Djabiev, who died after detention for an attempt on Igor Naniev, the head of South-Ossetian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Facebook users have urged to punish the people who had severely beaten Djabiev up.