In the largest city of Kazakhstan, Alma-Ata again broke out unrest, the area of the republic is blocked by BTRMY, in different ends of the city heard explosions of light grenades. It is reported by Interfax with a reference to eyewitnesses.
According to the interlocutors of the agency, the accumulation of aggressively tuned young people is observed at the intersection of the street Tol Bi and the eastern across the city, as well as at the other end of the city – in the Microdistrict “Aksai” in the Tol Bie and Momis-Ul Street. These areas are chatted by police and military. From there, the sounds of explosions and bright flashes.
Currently, the police exhibit cordons at the intersection of Al-Farabi and Nazarbayev streets. Public transport is not working in the city, stops are filled with people who are trying to go to work.
Earlier, the Mayor of Almaty Bakytzhan Sagintayev said that the situation in the city was taken under the control of local authorities. According to him, there are arrests of provocateurs and extremists in the city, as well as searches for unrest.
In Alma-Ata and in the Mangystau region, during the period of emergency regime, the Commandant hour has been introduced from January 5 to 19 from 23.00 to 7.00. Mass events, including strikes and peace meetings, are prohibited in the city and the region, the ban on entry and departure from Almaty and the Mangystau region is also introduced, the sale of weapons and ammunition is prohibited, a special turnover of drugs and alcohol has been established.
Protests in Kazakhstan against rising fuel prices began on January 2. In some cities, the protesters called on the first President of the Republic of Nursultan Nazarbayev to leave politics. On January 4, the collisions of protesters with security forces occurred on the Republic of the Republic in Alma-Ata, the unrest began in other cities of the country.
As a result, President Kasim-Zhomart Tokayev introduced in the city and in the Mangystau region of the PE and Commandant’s Magistau regime, and later accepted the resignation of the government of the republic.